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"Founding Brothers" by Joseph J. Ellis

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2000

There have been many key and important events in our nation's history, and many people who have contributed to the growth and development of this country. Though many have played a significant role in our country's history, out of all the events and people, one group or generation allowed all that followed to take place, and is one of the most important components in our American history, our Founding Fathers. The novel "Founding Brothers" discusses the major events and interactions of these Founding Brothers.

The most famous duel in American history and the focus of the beginning chapter of the novel was the Hamilton Burr duel. Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel after the two had quarreled for some time. Both participants of the duel died in New Jersey in 1804 on July 11th. I found this event interesting not because of its importance of a historical nature, but because it was interesting to think that two very well known men with political careers would duel to the death over a feud. The times were obviously very different back then; to think that if two people in politics toda

Another interesting relationship was that of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. After Washington had claimed he would not run for another term, Burr, Jefferson, Pickney, and Adams would all try for the presidency. Adams won with the most votes and Jefferson became vice President with the second most votes. This is not the practice today, and if these guys were smart, wouldn't they have foreseen that people who have different views and have been running against each other would not be good bedfellows? The President vice President relationship eventually drove the two to apart because of their conflicting views and they refused to work with each other. This conflict drove the two to not speak for twelve years. The reconciled at the end of those twelve years and the two put away their old political beliefs in an effort to mend their old friendship.

A significant piece of history was George Washington's presidency and his affect on the American people when he issued his farewell address, September 19 of 1796. After leading his nation for around twenty years, he decided it was time to see the nation grow without him. Although some criticized Washington for behaving more like a king than a president, it is quite clear that without Washington's guidance at the nation's birth, who knows what would have happened in the development of this country. I found out when reading about Washington that he was more then just our first President, but really laid the first bricks in our nati

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Approximate Word count = 1005
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels