Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Joseph J. Ellis

304 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced

Description

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...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 70%
inspiring 29%
challenging 20%
funny 8%
tense 8%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 41%
fast 8%

Average rating

3.6

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