Revolutionary Characters By Dr. Woods: Founding Fathers Of This Great Nation

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Revolutionary Characters
Dr. Woods in his book on revolutionary characters explains some of the personal characters of the founding fathers of this great nation. He gives a form of a profile on their life, their contributions among other pieces of information on various great men in history. In as much as I agree with his ranking, I tend to disagree with some.
Woods (2006) has focused more on their perfect nature when it comes to the contribution to history of the nation. There is less of their character flaws or even explain the reason for some of the flaws where some are provided. This tends to paint the picture of perfect gentlemen in these personalities where it did not always exist.
The ranking system used by Dr. Woods should also

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