Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Name: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Author: Joseph J. Ellis

Joseph J. Ellis

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Joseph J. Ellis

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#272 of 3,809 books · #92 in History

Won the Pulitzer Prize for History (2001). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

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 slaves - 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 Jefferson's renewed correspondence at the end of their lives, in which they compared their different views of the Revolution and its legacy.

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