Founding Brothers：The Revolutionary Generation

Inthislandmarkworkofhistory,theNationalBookAward—winningauthorofAmericanSphinxexploreshowagroupofgreatlygiftedbutdeeplyflawedindividuals–Hamilton,Burr,Jefferson,Franklin,Washington,Adams,andMadison–confrontedtheoverwhelmingchallengesbeforethemtosetthecourseforournation.TheUnitedStateswasmoreafragilehopethanarealityin1790.Duringthedecadethatfollowed,theFoundingFathers–re-examinedhereasFoundingBrothers–combinedtheidealsoftheDeclarationofIndependencewiththecontentoftheConstitutiontocreatethepracticalworkingsofourgovernment.Throughananalysisofsixfascinatingepisodes–HamiltonandBurr’sdeadlyduel,Washington’sprecedent-settingFarewellAddress,Adams’administrationandpoliticalpartnershipwithhiswife,thedebateaboutwheretoplacethecapital,Franklin’sattempttoforceCongresstoconfronttheissueofslaveryandMadison’sattemptstoblockhim,andJeffersonandAdams’famouscorrespondence–FoundingBrothersbringstolifethevitalissuesandpersonalitiesfromthemostimportantdecadeinournation’shistory.