Founding Brothers : The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

Like New

Seller Comments:
Like New Condition..

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

Seller Comments:
Paperback Fine Trade Paperback. Vintage, 2002. Fine Book. Aside from light toning to book, overall a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions.

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

Seller Comments:
xi, 288 pp., bib. notes, index; 21 cm. AS NEW. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. "An illuminating study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic--John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. During the 1790s, which Ellis calls the most decisive decade in our nation's history, the greatest statesmen of their generation--and perhaps any--came together to define the new republic and direct its course for the coming centuries. 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 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; 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. In a lively and engaging narrative, Ellis recounts the sometimes collaborative, sometimes archly antagonistic interactions between these men, and shows us the private characters behind the public personas: Adams, the ever-combative iconoclast, whose closest political collaborator was his wife, Abigail; Burr, crafty, smooth, and one of the most despised public figures of his time; Hamilton, whose audacious manner and deep economic savvy masked his humble origins; Jefferson, renowned for his eloquence, but so reclusive and taciturn that he rarely spoke more than a few sentences in public; Madison, small, sickly, and paralyzingly shy, yet one of

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

Seller Comments:
Trade Paperback FINE Trade Paperback-0375705244 Pulitzer prize D [ELLIS, JOSEPH] FOUNDING BROTHERS REVOLUTIONARY GENERATION.

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

Seller Comments:
Cover Art N. Y. 2000 Soft Cover 1st Fine Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7"-9" tall. The soft cover has very little shelf wear..............We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

First Edition

Seller Comments:
2002 Soft Cover-Trade Paperback First Edition Very Fine+ to As New in None-As Issued jacket Exceptional copy. Hinted edge wear at bottom from shelving. Back lower outside corner shows an old dog ear line. Remainder is AS NEW. New covers, square profile. No indication the book was ever read. Spotless text. First Edition.

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

Seller Comments:
2002 PAPERBACK Fine 0375705244 Pub date: 2002. Condition: Fine. We are a tested and proven company with over 400, 000 satisfied customers since 1997. Choose expedited shipping for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

Seller Comments:
2002 Softcover VF; new

Full Product Detail from Seller

Like New

Seller Comments:
May contain remainder marks. Over 6 million customers served. Order now. Selling books online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: H20091116124831T

Full Product Detail from Seller