In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.
The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 179...
In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.
The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. During the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers–re-examined here as Founding Brothers–combined the ideals of the Declaration of Independence with the content of the Constitution to create the practical workings of our government. Through an analysis of six fascinating episodes–Hamilton and Burr’s deadly duel, Washington’s precedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams’ administration and political partnership with his wife, the debate about where to place the capital, Franklin’s attempt to force Congress to confront the issue of slavery and Madison’s attempts to block him, and Jefferson and Adams’ famous correspondence– Founding Brothers brings to life the vital issues and personalities from the most important decade in our nation’s history.
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约瑟夫•J. 埃利斯著有多部美国历史著作，包括《激情满怀的圣人：约翰•亚当斯的品性和遗产》（Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams）和《美国的斯芬克斯：托马斯•杰斐逊的品性》（American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson），这本书赢得了1997年国家图书奖。埃利斯毕业于威廉•玛丽学院和耶鲁大学，他与妻子和三个儿子一起居住在马塞诸塞州的阿默斯特。
History looks certain when we look back at it from the present. It’s as though there’s a straight path from the American revolution to the United States of today. For the founders of that nation, thou...History looks certain when we look back at it from the present. It’s as though there’s a straight path from the American revolution to the United States of today. For the founders of that nation, though, nothing was certain. They had to make it up as they went along, one bitter clash and painful compromise at a time.(展开)
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0 有用 heizi 2009-10-30 21:33:29
相当于一个描写美国开国各位国父的六幕历史剧。第一幕决斗很有意思！往下一直到华盛顿的告别，故事性和可读性似乎有点逐渐递减的味道。期待最后杰弗逊和亚当斯的恩恩怨怨能够把整个剧推向高潮。 另，回哥提醒第二幕晚餐本身的内容很重要啊~
0 有用 红娘丁当 2010-07-08 17:38:50
带一本书去DC。
1 有用 已注销 2014-07-28 08:12:48
普利策奖就是 四行一个句子那样。
0 有用 「青空暮云」 2016-03-11 21:37:26
作者那种远观历史的sense of detachment和历史本身的细节结合得特别好，有点微言大义之感，有的地方冷冷静静长篇论述有的地方又让人想哭出来...读完第六章的时候正好在车站等车，晚上又黑又湿只有巴士站的一点灯光，仿佛觉得自己也是时光外的幽灵。
1 有用 seansss 2013-06-09 18:18:27
本来100页可以解决的事情硬是给写成了250页。太多的close reading和重复，但是确实有好多有趣的insights
0 有用 月亮与六万亿镑 2022-07-04 20:26:10
History looks certain when we look back at it from the present. It’s as though there’s a straight path from the American revolution to the United States of today. For the founders of that nation, thou... History looks certain when we look back at it from the present. It’s as though there’s a straight path from the American revolution to the United States of today. For the founders of that nation, though, nothing was certain. They had to make it up as they went along, one bitter clash and painful compromise at a time. (展开)
0 有用 照叶 2020-08-06 18:43:21
本书讲述了美国建国男子天团（以及他们的幕后女经理人）之间爱恨情仇的六个小故事：决斗，晚餐，沉默，道别，携手，友谊。写得最好的还是亚当斯与杰斐逊这对老冤家。历史往往是浪漫想象的产物，特别是“革命史”；然而祛魅也要小心，要考虑时代背景，要有“同情的理解”。
0 有用 野荞 2018-03-24 16:00:03
The Collaborator一章还不错，杰斐逊也宣告了partisan politics正式到来
0 有用 抚剑独行游 2017-06-13 20:38:44
founding brothers AKA 国父搅基录xxx作为入坑作品挺好的呀，因为好玩儿又有干货，适合从ap ush解脱出来xxx成功让我从ship JATJ变成了all TJ，麦老师世界第一…淑女！
0 有用 ccangelacc 2016-10-31 11:30:07
Elegantly written.