Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Description: In a landmark work of history, the National Book Award-winning author of "American Sphinx" explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed men--Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison--set the course for our nation. A national bestseller now in paperback, "Founding Brothers" is the basis for an upcoming series of the same name on The History Channel. NPR sponsorship.

Review Quotes: "Founding Brothers is a wonderful book, one of the best ... on the Founders ever written.... Ellis has established himself as the Founders' historian for our time." --Gordon S. Wood, The New York Review of Books

"Vivid and unforgettable ... [an] enduring achievement." --The Boston Globe

"A splendid book--humane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit." --The New York Times Book Review

"Lively and illuminating ... leaves the reader with a visceral sense of a formative era in American life." --The New York Times

"Masterful.... Fascinating.... Ellis is an elegant stylist.... [He] captures the passion the founders brought to the revolutionary project... [A] very fine book." --Chicago Tribune

"Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive." --The Oregonian

"Lucid.... Ellis has such command of the subject matter that it feels fresh, particularly as he segues from psychological to political, even to physical analysis.... Ellis's storytelling helps us more fully hear the Brothers' voices." --Business Week

"Splendid.... Revealing.... An extraordinary book. Its insightful conclusions rest on extensive research, and its author's writing is vigorous and lucid." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch