Their Clothes Spoke Louder Than Their Words: How Three Founding Fathers Used Clothes to Convey Their Patriotism

Abstract

explores another aspect of the founders' fight for American liberty – their clothing choices. Showing how their national pride permeated even seemingly trivial aspects of the founders' lives, Ms. Rosenthal's work frames the American Revolution as not only a plight for independence, but the process of inventing a uniquely American national identity.Two hundred and thirty-six years after the Declaration of Independence, Americans remain fascinated by the country's founding generation, and the enterprising spirit that motivated them to forge the new nation. History senior Kristina Rosenthal'sAmericans remain fascinated by the country's founding generationundergraduat