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Founding Brothers : the Revolutionary Generation by Ellis, Joseph J. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Founding Brothers : the Revolutionary Generation about?
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 of 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's difficult term as Washington's successor and his alleged scheme to pass the presidency on to his son; and finally, Adams and Jeffer
Who reads Founding Brothers : the Revolutionary Generation?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ellis, Joseph J.
- Publisher
- Vintage;Alfred A. Knopf
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781613838655
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Political Science
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (32,336 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14