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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

by Joseph J. Ellis
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

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ISBN13: 9780375705243
ISBN10: 0375705244
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A landmark work of history explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals — Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison — confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.

The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. During the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers — re-examined here as Founding Brothers — combined the ideals of the Declaration of Independence with the content of the Constitution to create the practical workings of our government. Through an analysis of six fascinating episodes — Hamilton and Burr's deadly duel, Washington's precedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams' administration and political partnership with his wife, the debate about where to place the capital, Franklin's attempt to force Congress to confront the issue of slavery and Madison's attempts to block him, and Jefferson and Adams' famous correspondence — Founding Brothers brings to life the vital issues and personalities from the most important decade in our nation's history.

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"A splendid book — humane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit." The New York Times Book Review

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"Lively and illuminating….leaves the reader with a visceral sense of a formative era in American life." The New York Times

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"Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive." The Oregonian

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Joseph J. Ellis is the author of many works of American history including Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; and American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, which won the National Book Award. He recently retired from his position as the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife and their youngest son.

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Good book to learn or refresh your knowledge of American history. Gives an intimate and in-depth account of some of our forefathers and why and how the Revolution came about. Especially relevant in our current times.

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ISBN:
9780375705243
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
02/05/2002
Publisher:
BALLANTINE BOOKS
Pages:
288
Height:
.65IN
Width:
5.48IN
Thickness:
.65 in.
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2000
Series Volume:
C 2 KBR/01-10
UPC Code:
2800375705245
Author:
Joseph J. Ellis
Subject:
Presidents -- United States.
Subject:
Statesmen -- United States.
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Statesmen
Subject:
Biography-Historical

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