![]() 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. 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. The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. 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. Founding Brothers, whom the author is Joseph Ellis, had six sections that are used to show how the leaders of the Revolutionary Generation reveal their uncertainty about the ability of the new republic to survive and the two issues that threaten the nation, slavery, and the parties’ differences. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this landmark work of history and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph J. The author, Joseph Ellis, wants the reader to understand better that the founders were more than just men, that were all white and male. ![]()
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