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000334687 1001_ $$aEllis, Joseph J.
000334687 24510 $$aAmerican creation :$$btriumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic /$$cJoseph J. Ellis.
000334687 250__ $$a1st ed.
000334687 260__ $$aNew York :$$bA. A. Knopf,$$c2007.
000334687 300__ $$axi, 283 p. ;$$c25 cm.
000334687 500__ $$a"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
000334687 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000334687 50500 $$tForeword --$$tPrologue : The founding --$$gch. 1. The$$tyear --$$gch. 2. The$$twinter --$$gch. 3. The$$targument --$$gch. 4. The$$ttreaty --$$gch. 5. The$$tconspiracy --$$gch. 6. The$$tpurchase --$$tAfterword --$$tNotes --$$tAcknowledgments --$$tIndex.
000334687 520__ $$aAn ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details the emergence of the two-party system--then a political novelty--which today stands as the founders' most enduring legacy. But Ellis is equally incisive about their failures, making clear how their inability to abolish slavery and to reach a just settlement with the Native Americans has played an equally important role in shaping our national character. Ellis strips the mythic veneer of the revolutionary generation to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.--From publisher description.
000334687 650_0 $$aStatesmen$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y18th century.
000334687 650_0 $$aPoliticians$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y18th century.
000334687 650_0 $$aPolitical culture$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y18th century.
000334687 650_0 $$aNational characteristics, American.
000334687 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xHistory$$yRevolution, 1775-1783.
000334687 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xHistory$$y1783-1815.
000334687 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$y1775-1783.
000334687 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$y1783-1809.
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