Review Of The Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation By Joseph J. Ellis

The Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation is written by Joseph J. Ellis, who is a history professor at Mount Holyoke and is one of the best scholars of American history. The Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation was published in 2000 and received a Pulitzer Prize. It was Based on the founding fathers, which are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and Aaron Burr. Elli expresses throughout the book each founding father’s talents, intelligence, appearances and their triumphs. Nevertheless, the topic of the book is what these men went through to be well known which include their mistakes, struggles, and anxiety. While the argument is, what really occur that led to the important events and what

Washington’s resignation is called the Farewell Address. In which community was worried, but In the other had the political people like Alexander Hamilton and James Madison felt it coming due to some events. James Madison wrote this to James Monroe,” it is pretty certain that the President will not serve beyond his present term.” Elli provides that letter to support his argument. Elli describes Washington’s physical appearance as being in a pretty good shape in his earliest years. Elli compares Washington on how he wouldn’t get injured like the soldiers. Nevertheless, as Washington got older got sick, injured and almost died. Elli claims that if Washington would have had proceeded in the next term, he would have died in office. Elli provides several quotes of George Washington leaving office and references articles from the press which was part of him leaving office. Washington left office in 1796, by resigning voluntary, that is how he responded to all the critics. The last few paragraphs on the farewell he stated on how we strongly need a national unity. “Farewell Address has demonstrated the capacity to assume different shapes in different eras, to change color, if you will, in varying shades of light.”(129) Washington also resigned as the commander of the continental army in 1783 after finishing an assignment. Washington lost more battles

It will make the reader view the importance of each of the founding fathers differently in a good way. There are many emotions as the readers go through the book because of the struggles and what each of the founding fathers went through to be what they are today. I feel like we are missing those little important facts in our history today. The book is very convincing because being well sourced to the arguments that point out. Joseph J. Ellis has made sure for the reader to understand the history by explaining what our history is today, and giving the different point of views of the situation to support his argument. The history that we learn today is due to Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. This book is unique compared to other books because it's chronically different and the way that the author supports the