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Founding Brothers : The Revolutionary Generation (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Joseph J. Ellis (2002, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100375705244

ISBN-139780375705243

eBay Product ID (ePID)1926426

Product Key Features

Book TitleFounding Brothers : the Revolutionary Generation (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State, Political, United States / General, Historical

FeaturesReprint

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJoseph J. Ellis

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-059304

Reviews"A splendid bookhumane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit." The New York Times Book Review "Lively and illuminating...leaves the reader with a visceral sense of a formative era in American life." The New York Times "Masterful.... Fascinating.... Ellis is an elegant stylist.... [He] captures the passion the founders brought to the revolutionary project.... [A] very fine book." Chicago Tribune "Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive." The Oregonian "Lucid.... Ellis has such command of the subject matter that it feels fresh, particularly as he segues from psychological to political, even to physical analysis.... Ellis's storytelling helps us more fully hear the Brothers' voices." Business Week "Splendid.... Revealing.... An extraordinary book. Its insightful conclusions rest on extensive research, and its author's writing is vigorous and lucid." St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Vivid and unforgettable . . . [an] enduring achievement." The Boston Globe " 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 From the Trade Paperback edition., "A splendid bookhumane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit." The New York Times Book Review "Lively and illuminatingâ€¦leaves the reader with a visceral sense of a formative era in American life." The New York Times "Masterfulâ€¦. Fascinatingâ€¦. Ellis is an elegant stylistâ€¦. [He] captures the passion the founders brought to the revolutionary projectâ€¦. [A] very fine book." Chicago Tribune "Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive." The Oregonian "Lucidâ€¦. Ellis has such command of the subject matter that it feels fresh, particularly as he segues from psychological to political, even to physical analysisâ€¦. Ellis's storytelling helps us more fully hear the Brothers' voices." Business Week "Splendidâ€¦. Revealingâ€¦. An extraordinary book. Its insightful conclusions rest on extensive research, and its author's writing is vigorous and lucid." St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Vivid and unforgettable . . . [an] enduring achievement." The Boston Globe " 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, "A splendid bookhumane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit."The New York Times Book Review "Lively and illuminatingâ€¦leaves the reader with a visceral sense of a formative era in American life."The New York Times "Masterfulâ€¦. Fascinatingâ€¦. Ellis is an elegant stylistâ€¦. [He] captures the passion the founders brought to the revolutionary projectâ€¦. [A] very fine book."Chicago Tribune "Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive."The Oregonian "Lucidâ€¦. Ellis has such command of the subject matter that it feels fresh, particularly as he segues from psychological to political, even to physical analysisâ€¦. Ellis's storytelling helps us more fully hear the Brothers' voices."Business Week "Splendidâ€¦. Revealingâ€¦. An extraordinary book. Its insightful conclusions rest on extensive research, and its author's writing is vigorous and lucid."St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Vivid and unforgettable . . . [an] enduring achievement." The Boston Globe "Founding Brothersis 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 From the Trade Paperback edition.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal973.4/0922

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisPULITZER 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. "A splendid book--humane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit." -- The New York Times Book Review 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., In this landmark work of history and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph J. Ellis 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.

LC Classification NumberE302.5.E45 2000