Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
ISBN: | 9780375405440 |
Publisher: | Random House USA |
Published: | 15 October, 2000 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
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Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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