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Published on: 2015-05-12
Released on: 2015-05-12
Original language: English

From Pulitzer Prize–winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis, the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. We all know the famous opening phrase of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this Continent a new Nation.” The truth is different. In 1776, thirteen American colonies declared themselves independent states that only temporarily joined forces in order to defeat the British. Once victorious, they planned to go their separate ways. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor a political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their autonomy as states. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men most responsible—George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. These men, with the help of Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris, shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force the calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement. Ellis has given us a gripping and dramatic portrait of one of the most crucial and misconstrued periods in American history: the years between the end of the Revolution and the formation of the federal government. The Quartet unmasks a myth, and in its place presents an even more compelling truth—one that lies at the heart of understanding the creation of the United States of America. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson ... "American Sphinx" by Joseph Ellis is an excellent book about Thomas Jefferson the author of the Declaration of Independence and a man of astonishing achievements. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution ... The Quartet also raises larger questions challenging assumptions undergirding Elliss book. First when he writes about an American nation what ... Home - Orange County Library System Thanks for visiting! This site makes use of some web technologies not supported by Internet Explorer 9. To optimize your experience please upgrade your browser. Books MPL LearningExpress Library. Taking a test? Practice your skills with tutorials books and sample tests for the ACT SAT AP Praxis TOEFL ASVAB CDL NCLEX civil ... Review: The Quartet by Joseph Ellis Details the ... So how was this averted? As Mr. Ellis sees it the elite quartet of Washington Hamilton Madison and Jay not only understood the limitations of the ... WBUR's Digital Bookshelf The Whole Harmonium: The Life of Wallace Stevens by Paul Mariani Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger Louis D. Brandeis ... Table of Contents - August 18 2016 The New York Review ... John Ashberys new book of poems Commotion of the Birds will be published in November. (August 2016) Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at the University of ... How Trump's victory turns into another 'Lost Cause' - CNN.com But Trump's victory may mark the resurgence of the Old South in another more sinister way: The return of "racial amnesia." LS2 PAC - Broward County Library Catalog Library Card Number or EZ Username Last Name or EZ Password * Phone (Last four digits) *Not required for EZ Login
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