Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 288 pages. Notes, index. Inscribed by the author. Inscribed and signed by the author, "For Melanie and Larry, In partial payment for your gracious hosting of Ms. Cohen! " This group portrait of the Founding Fathers emphasizes the sometimes intense associations and rivalries among Jefferson, Hamilton, Burr, Adams, Franklin, Madison, and Washington. Ellis focuses on six discrete moments facing the fragile new nation: Burr and Hamilton's deadly duel, and what may really have 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; Adam's difficult term as Washington's successor and his alleged scheme to pass the presidency on to his son; and 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. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for History. Condition: Very good / very good.
Keywords: U.S. Presidents, George Washington, John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Inscribed
ISBN: 0375405445
[Book #51567]
Price: $125.00