
Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
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Bob Walter
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Joseph J. Ellis
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 some final advice; Adams' difficult term as Washington's successor and his alleged scheme to pass the presidency on to his son; and finally Adams and Jefferson's renewed correspondence at the ends of their lives, in which they compared their different views of the Revolution and its legacy.
In a lively and engaging narrative, Ellis recounts the sometimes collaborative, sometimes archly antagonistic interactions between these men and shows us the private characters behind the public personas: Adams, the ever-combative iconoclast whose closest political collaborator was his wife, Abigail; Burr - crafty, smooth, and one of the most despised public figures of his time; Hamilton, whose audacious manner and deep economic savvy masked his humble origins; Jefferson, renowned for his eloquence but so reclusive and taciturn that he rarely spoke more than a few sentences in public; Madison - small, sickly, and paralyzingly shy yet one of the most effective debaters of his generation; and the stiffly formal Washington, the ultimate realist, larger than life, and America's only truly indispensable figure.
Ellis argues that the checks and balances that permitted the infant American republic to endure were not primarily legal, constitutional, or institutional but intensely personal, rooted in the dynamic interaction of leaders with quite different visions and values. Revisiting the old-fashioned idea that character matters, Founding Brothers informs our understanding of American politics - then and now - and gives us a new perspective on the unpredictable forces that shape history.
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“Founding Brothers is a wonderful book, one of the best ... on the Founders ever written.... Ellis has established himself as the Founders’ historian for our time.” —Gordon S. Wood, The New York Review of Books
“Vivid and unforgettable ... [an] enduring achievement.” —The Boston Globe
“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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Really insightful!
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The beautiful and eloquent writing style of Ellis made for entertaining and captivating read.
The quality of the writing style and fine attention to detail.
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Fabulous Deep Dive!
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This narrator is terrible
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Buy this book
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Great Book
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great short stories
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Loved the duel story
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Founding Brothers expose!
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Huzzah!
P.S. - The reader might notice much change in the style of politicking through the centuries. However, little has changed in the reality. Adam's hope that the threshing machine that is congress would separate the wheat from the chaff seems to have failed more often than succeeded. Arguably, this is due to breaking and jamming the gears of the machine. If the Republic is to survive we must all become mechanics frantically removing boots, wrenches and other detritus from the works.
To our Nation and my fellow Citizens, I wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas. Keep the faith.
Thank You for this history.
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