Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Technology

On this landmark work of historical past, the Nationwide E book Award—profitable creator of
American Sphinx explores how a gaggle of significantly gifted however deeply flawed people–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges earlier than them to set the course for our nation.

America was extra a fragile hope than a actuality in 1790. Through the decade that adopted, the Founding Fathers–re-examined right here as Founding Brothers–mixed the beliefs of the Declaration of Independence with the content material of the Structure to create the sensible workings of our authorities. By an evaluation of six fascinating episodes–Hamilton and Burr’s lethal duel, Washington’s precedent-setting Farewell Tackle, Adams’ administration and political partnership together with his spouse, the talk about the place to position the capital, Franklin’s try to drive Congress to confront the difficulty of slavery and Madison’s makes an attempt to dam him, and Jefferson and Adams’ well-known correspondence–
Founding Brothers brings to life the important points and personalities from a very powerful decade in our nation’s historical past.