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This Pulitzer Prize-winning and national bestselling book delves into the complex relationships and challenges faced by key figures such as Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison in shaping the United States in the 1790s. Described as a humane and learned work, it highlights pivotal moments like Hamilton and Burr's duel, Washington's Farewell Address, Adams' presidency, the debate over the capital's location, Franklin's stance on slavery, and Jefferson and Adams' correspondence. Through these episodes, the book portrays the Founding Fathers as 'Founding Brothers' who melded the ideals of the Declaration of Independence with the practicalities of the Constitution to establish the nation's government.

Pages

304

Publisher

Vintage