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Boston Bookcrossing Meetup, October 2014.

The book club book for my book club - thoroughly erudite (almost too much so); it helps to know / refer to / remember basic American history. Otherwise a thoroughly informative text, and Ellis is a good writer to boot.

Really enjoying revisiting this. I hadn't finished it for book club 5 years ago, so will finish now.

Almost done ...

Finished! Review forthcoming.

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Update: review.

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Quite an impressive collection of narratives centered around six episodes in early Revolutionary American history. You get to see how the major figures of the early Republic managed to wrestle (or avoid wrestling with) key dilemmas that affected the founding of the United States. The characters (Hamilton, Jefferson, Washington, Adams) are portrayed in much more nuanced ways than one would find in a more general textbook.

Ellis writes in an eloquent, erudite manner, leading the reader in labyrinthine ways into his layered thoughts about the complexities of how the Founding Brothers worked to solve emergent problems after the Revolution. He carefully considers his primary sources, primarily documents sent from one figure to another.

Due to its density, the book is worth rereading.

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Enjoy!