Founding Brothers:The Revolutionary Generation

Founding Brothers:The Revolutionary Generation
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出版社: Random House US
2002-02
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780375705243
装帧: 平装
开本: 32开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 288页
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  •   In this landmark work of history, the National BookAward—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group ofgreatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr,Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted theoverwhelming challenges before them to set the course for ournation.

      The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790.During the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers–re-examinedhere as Founding Brothers–combined the ideals of the Declaration ofIndependence with the content of the Constitution to create thepractical workings of our government. Through an analysis of sixfascinating episodes–Hamilton and Burr’s deadly duel, Washington’sprecedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams’ administration andpolitical partnership with his wife, the debate about where toplace the capital, Franklin’s attempt to force Congress to confrontthe issue of slavery and Madison’s attempts to block him, andJefferson and Adams’ famous correspondence–Founding Brothers bringsto life the vital issues and personalities from the most importantdecade in our nation’s history.   Joseph J. Ellis is the author of several books of Americanhistory, among them Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy ofJohn Adams and American Sphinx: The Character of ThomasJefferson, which won the 1997 National Book Award. Hewas educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale Universityand lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, Ellen, andthree sons.
  • 内容简介:
      In this landmark work of history, the National BookAward—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group ofgreatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr,Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted theoverwhelming challenges before them to set the course for ournation.

      The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790.During the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers–re-examinedhere as Founding Brothers–combined the ideals of the Declaration ofIndependence with the content of the Constitution to create thepractical workings of our government. Through an analysis of sixfascinating episodes–Hamilton and Burr’s deadly duel, Washington’sprecedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams’ administration andpolitical partnership with his wife, the debate about where toplace the capital, Franklin’s attempt to force Congress to confrontthe issue of slavery and Madison’s attempts to block him, andJefferson and Adams’ famous correspondence–Founding Brothers bringsto life the vital issues and personalities from the most importantdecade in our nation’s history.
  • 作者简介:
      Joseph J. Ellis is the author of several books of Americanhistory, among them Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy ofJohn Adams and American Sphinx: The Character of ThomasJefferson, which won the 1997 National Book Award. Hewas educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale Universityand lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, Ellen, andthree sons.
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