Joseph J. Ellis - Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award-winning author of American Sphinx 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-exami ned 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 corresp

In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award-winning author of American Sphinx 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-exami ned 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 corresp

In a landmark work of history, the National Book Award-winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed men--Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison--set the course for our nation. A national bestseller now in paperback, Founding Brothers is the basis for an upcoming series of the same name on The History Channel. NPR sponsorship.

Pages: 304, Paperback, Vintage

Pages: 304, Paperback, Vintage

Historical - General Biography & Autobiography - An illuminating study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic--John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James ... - Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (Books)

Pages: 304, Edition: 1st, Hardcover, Knopf

An illuminating study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic--John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. During the 1790s, which Ellis calls the most decisive decade in our nation s history, the greatest statesmen of their generation--and perhaps any--came together to define the new republic and direct its course for the coming centuries. Ellis focuses on six discrete moments that exemplify the most crucial issues facing the fragile new nation: Burr and Hamilton s deadly duel, and what may have really happened; Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison s secret dinner, during which the seat of the permanent capital was determined in exchange for passage of Hamilton s financial plan; Franklin s petition to end the peculiar institution of slavery--his last public act--and Madison s efforts to quash it; Washington s precedent- setting Farewell Address, announcing his retirement from public office and offering his country