The author focuses on the historical figures of this book because, if for nothing else, they all knew one another, as well as collaborated together.Ellis’s thesis is that there has always been turmoil when it comes to states’ rights and the balance of power, but the American Revolution was ultimately successful due to the bonds between the founding brothers. I found this book to offer new insights into the group of six men it follows. They all wanted to free slaves and send them to either Africa, South America, or to the west of the continent. None of them, aside from Washington, imagined an integrated society between whites and Africans. The Founders were hypocrites, but they knew it and erred on the side of nation-building. Jefferson and Madison, however, thought this type of government represented monarchical tyranny which we just fought a war over. Washington, Hamilton, and Adams understood the need for extraordinary power so treaties, trade, and defense could get done. One of the most interesting aspects of the book was the fight for a strong central government. A senseless death brought on by Hamilton’s continual gossip. Burr unquestionably lost his career and reputation, Hamilton his life.
The book starts, surprisingly, by examining the famous dual between Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. I especially enjoyed reading about them as human beings, not lionized demi-gods. The sections are generally long essays and do not necessarily need to be read in order.Īltogether, this book gave me a better understanding of the personalities of these historical figures. Structurally, the book is divided into six distinct sections, each focusing further on one man. The workings of a government which needed to be balanced with that of a new ideology.
Ellis, the story of the founding of anew country is told from a different angle.
In Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J.
The author follows Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, John Adams, and of course, George Washington. This book looks at the America’s Founding Fathers not as mythical heroes, but as flawed individuals. Ellis is well known, award-winning, historian. Ellis is a Pulitzer Prize winning book exploring the first generation of America’s Founders. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J.
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