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American creation : triumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First editionDescription: xi, 283 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307263698
  • 030726369X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: American creation.; Online version:: American creation.DDC classification:
  • 973.3 22
LOC classification:
  • E302.1 .E44 2007
Other classification:
  • 15.85
  • NO 2200
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword -- Prologue: The founding -- The year -- The winter -- The argument -- The treaty -- The conspiracy -- The purchase -- Afterword.
Summary: An ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details the emergence of the two-party system--then a political novelty--which today stands as the founders' most enduring legacy. But Ellis is equally incisive about their failures, making clear how their inability to abolish slavery and to reach a just settlement with the Native Americans has played an equally important role in shaping our national character. Ellis strips the mythic veneer of the revolutionary generation to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.--From publisher description.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 973.3 ELL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000529689

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Prologue: The founding -- The year -- The winter -- The argument -- The treaty -- The conspiracy -- The purchase -- Afterword.

An ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details the emergence of the two-party system--then a political novelty--which today stands as the founders' most enduring legacy. But Ellis is equally incisive about their failures, making clear how their inability to abolish slavery and to reach a just settlement with the Native Americans has played an equally important role in shaping our national character. Ellis strips the mythic veneer of the revolutionary generation to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.--From publisher description.

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