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Ellis</h1><h2 class="author_subtitle">Author of <a href="/work/889" data-workid="889" data-title="Founding-Brothers-The-Revolutionary-Generation" target="_top" class="" >Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation</a></h2></div><div class="pagecard_messages"><div class="lt_scoreboard "><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-book" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 18+ Works</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-user" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 19,351 Members</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-feather-alt" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 290 Reviews</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-star" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 47 Favorited</span></div></div></div></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_about_author" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_0eca" data-caret-id="tdc_u_0eca" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_ed02" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("about_author", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="about_author" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_0eca" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>About the Author</h2><span id="tdh_u_ed02" ><a name="about_author"></a><div class="annotationA">Joseph J. Ellis was born in Washington, D.C. on July 18, 1943. He received a B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 1965 and a M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Yale University. He was an instructor in the department of American studies at Yale University from 1968 to 1969 and an assistant <a class="showlessmore_link" id="u_76dad_showmore" onclick="truncate_show('u_76dad')" >show more</a><span class="hideme" id="u_76dad"> professor in the department of history and social studies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1969 to 1972. He began his career at Mount Holyoke College as assistant professor in the department of history in 1972 and was made professor in 1979. Ellis was dean of the faculty at Mount Holyoke from 1980 to 1990. He retired from his position as the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. He is the author of numerous books including After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture, His Excellency: George Washington, American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic, First Family: Abigail and John Adams, Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence, and The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789. He has received the National Book Award in Nonfiction for American Sphinx in 1997 and the Pulitzer Prize for History for Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation in 2001. (Bowker Author Biography)</span> <a class="hideme showlessmore_link" id="u_76dad_showless" onclick="truncate_show('u_76dad')" >show less</a></div><div class="author_aka tinytext"><p class="alsoknownas">Includes the names: <span id="u_880b4722" class="lt_itemlist"><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jellisjoseph&norefer=2">Ellis Joseph J</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/ellisjospehj&norefer=2">Jospeh J. Ellis</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/josephjellis&norefer=2">Joseph J. Ellis</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/ellisphdjosephj&norefer=2">Joseph J. Ellis Ph.D.</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/djosephjellisph&norefer=2">Joseph J. Ellis Ph. D.</a></span></span></p> <p class="alsoknownas">Also includes: <a href="/author/ellisjoseph-1">Joseph Ellis (1)</a></p></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_3457" data-caret-id="tdc_u_3457" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_d27a" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_3457" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by Joseph J. Ellis</h2><span id="tdh_u_d27a" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('ellisjosephj', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('ellisjosephj', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_c85111cc" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/889" data-workid="889" data-title="Founding-Brothers-The-Revolutionary-Generation" class="" >Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">7,000 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 78 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3344" data-workid="3344" data-title="His-Excellency-George-Washington" class="" >His Excellency: George Washington</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> <span class="copies note">3,913 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 59 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/27600" data-workid="27600" data-title="American-Sphinx-The-Character-of-Thomas-Jefferson" class="" >American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson</a> <span class="date">(1997)</span> <span class="copies note">2,853 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 36 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3342047" data-workid="3342047" data-title="American-Creation-Triumphs-and-Tragedies-at-the-Founding-of-the-Republic" class="" >American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic</a> <span class="date">(2007)</span> <span class="copies note">1,767 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 30 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15459185" data-workid="15459185" data-title="The-Quartet-Orchestrating-the-Second-American-Revolution-1783-1789" class="" >The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">904 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 24 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9579938" data-workid="9579938" data-title="First-Family-Abigail-and-John-Adams" class="" >First Family: Abigail and John Adams</a> <span class="date">(2010)</span> <span class="copies note">786 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 16 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/13317025" data-workid="13317025" data-title="Revolutionary-Summer-The-Birth-of-American-Independence" class="" >Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> — Author — <span class="copies note">744 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 20 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/170304" data-workid="170304" data-title="Passionate-Sage-The-Character-and-Legacy-of-John-Adams" class="" >Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams</a> <span class="date">(1994)</span> <span class="copies note">497 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/26603711" data-workid="26603711" data-title="The-Cause-The-American-Revolution-and-its-Discontents-1773-1783" class="" >The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> <span class="copies note">300 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 7 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/21653931" data-workid="21653931" data-title="American-Dialogue-The-Founders-and-Us" class="" >American Dialogue: The Founders and Us</a> <span class="date">(2017)</span> <span class="copies note">267 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 11 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/546720" data-workid="546720" data-title="After-the-Revolution-Profiles-of-Early-American-Culture" class="" >After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture</a> <span class="date">(1979)</span> <span class="copies note">180 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/323760" data-workid="323760" data-title="What-Did-the-Declaration-Declare-Historians-at-Work" class="" >What Did the Declaration Declare? (Historians at Work)</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> <span class="copies note">59 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1040071" data-workid="1040071" data-title="Patriots-Brotherhood-of-the-American-Revolution" class="" >Patriots: Brotherhood of the American Revolution</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> <span class="copies note">29 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8920946" data-workid="8920946" data-title="Brotherhood-of-the-Revolution-How-America%E2%80%99s-Founders-Forged-a-New-Nation" class="" >Brotherhood of the Revolution How America鈥檚 Founders Forged a New Nation</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> <span class="copies note">24 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 3 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3269995" data-workid="3269995" data-title="School-for-Soldiers-West-Point-and-the-Profession-of-Arms" class="" >School for Soldiers: West Point and the Profession of Arms</a> <span class="date">(1976)</span> <span class="copies note">15 copies</span></div><div id="u_403c2f86" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 18" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/7051865" data-workid="7051865" data-title="The-New-England-Mind-in-Transition-Samuel-Johnson-of-Connecticut-1696-1772" class="" >The New England Mind in Transition: Samuel Johnson of Connecticut, 1696-1772</a> <span class="date">(1973)</span> <span class="copies note">10 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/10149044" data-workid="10149044" data-title="The-Folio-Society-Lives-of-the-Founding-Fathers" class="" >The Folio Society Lives of the Founding Fathers</a> <span class="date">(2000)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/19158461" data-workid="19158461" data-title="The-Founding-Fathers-The-Essential-Guide-to-the-Men-Who-Made-America" class="" >The Founding Fathers The Essential Guide to the Men Who Made America</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="Work Explorer " value="Work Explorer " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/ellisjosephj/workexplorer" ><span class="btntxt">Work Explorer <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_alsoby" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_7ee3" data-caret-id="tdc_u_7ee3" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_43b8" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_7ee3" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_43b8" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_f873e334" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/4110618" data-workid="4110618" data-title="My-Dearest-Friend-Letters-of-Abigail-and-John-Adams" class="" >My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams</a> <span class="date">(2007)</span> — Foreword — <span class="copies note">461 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 8 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1634711" data-workid="1634711" data-title="I-Wish-Id-Been-There-Twenty-Historians-Bring-to-Life-Dramatic-Events-That-Changed-America" class="" >I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life Dramatic Events That Changed America</a> <span class="date">(2006)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">273 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1081249" data-workid="1081249" data-title="Thomas-Jefferson-Genius-of-Liberty" class="" >Thomas Jefferson: Genius of Liberty</a> <span class="date">(2000)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">87 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1948805" data-workid="1948805" data-title="Something-That-Will-Surprise-the-World-The-Essential-Writings-of-the-Founding-Fathers" class="" >Something That Will Surprise the World: The Essential Writings of the Founding Fathers</a> <span class="date">(2006)</span> — Foreword — <span class="copies note">45 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12532929" data-workid="12532929" data-title="Founding-Brothers-%5B2002-TV-feature%5D" class="" >Founding Brothers [2002 TV feature]</a> <span class="date">(2002)</span> — Original book — <span class="copies note">19 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/5453197" data-workid="5453197" data-title="The-Story-of-America-Beginnings-to-1914" class="" >The Story of America: Beginnings to 1914</a> <span class="date">(2006)</span> — Contributor, some editions — <span class="copies note">6 copies</span></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_tags" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_d9a4" data-caret-id="tdc_u_d9a4" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_b397" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("tags", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="tags" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_d9a4" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Tagged</h2><span id="tdh_u_b397" ><a name="tags"></a><a name="rating"></a><div class="section_controls"><button id="relatedtagsarea_snb" value="Numbers" value="Numbers" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" onclick="tagcloud_showTagNumbers('relatedtagsarea');" ><span 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id="section_common_knowledge" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_30e9" data-caret-id="tdc_u_30e9" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_ad06" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("common_knowledge", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="common_knowledge" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_30e9" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Common Knowledge</h2><span id="tdh_u_ad06" ><a name="common_knowledge"></a><div id="fwikiContainerTablediv"><dl class="loving comfort joined"><dt>Canonical name</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=22&exact=1&type=2&q=Ellis, Joseph J." data-fieldtype="22" class="" >Ellis, Joseph J.</a></dd><dt>Legal name</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=31&exact=1&type=2&q=Ellis, Joseph John-Michael, III" data-fieldtype="31" class="" >Ellis, Joseph John-Michael, III</a></dd><dt>Birthdate</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=8&exact=1&type=2&q=1943-07-18" data-fieldtype="8" class="" >1943-07-18</a></dd><dt>Gender</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=5&exact=1&type=2&q=male" data-fieldtype="5" class="" >male</a></dd><dt>Nationality</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=18&exact=1&type=2&q=USA" data-fieldtype="18" class="" >USA</a></dd><dt>Birthplace</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Alexandria, Virginia, USA" data-fieldtype="44" class="" >Alexandria, Virginia, USA</a></dd><dt>Places of residence</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Amherst, Massachusetts, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Amherst, Massachusetts, USA</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Vermont, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Vermont, USA</a></dd><dt>Education</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=College of William and Mary" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >College of William and Mary (BA|1965)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=Yale University" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >Yale University (M.A.|MFA|Ph.D|1969)</a></dd><dt>Occupations</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=college professor" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >college professor</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=historian" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >historian</a></dd><dt>Organizations</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=Mount Holyoke College" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >Mount Holyoke College</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=U.S. Military Academy" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >U.S. Military Academy</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=United States Army" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >United States Army</a></dd><dt>Awards and honors</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=Pulitzer Prize" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >Pulitzer Prize (History, 2001)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=National Book Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >National Book Award (1997)</a></dd><dt>Agent</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=15&exact=1&type=2&q=Gerald McCauley" data-fieldtype="15" class="" >Gerald McCauley</a></dd></dl></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_members" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_250d" data-caret-id="tdc_u_250d" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_27ed" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("members", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="members" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_250d" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Members</h2><span id="tdh_u_27ed" ><a name="members"></a><div 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Ellis</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_1a3b9d30" >Ellis has done a lot of research and thinking on the founders, written separate biographies on Adams and Jefferson, a combined portrait of Washington, Madison, Jay and Hamilton in [b:The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789|22889768|The Quartet Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789|Joseph J. Ellis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1422811159l/22889768._SX50_.jpg|42459924] to name a few. This book is a bit <u class="showmore_hide">like the latter, in presenting the founders once again, in biographical capsule portraits that highlight the big controversies surrounding them and their decisions, primarily the ideas and decisions that keep being discussed to our day. So far so good.<br><br>The problem is that he alternates these passages with a 2018 political commentary piece primarily surrounding the Trump presidency. Ellis is writing a historical book to review the contradictory nature of the founders and the many ways they've been (mis)interpreted and reinterpreted to serve political goals, a trenchant exoration to think critically about them and to consider the mosaic of a human life rather than the caricature history tends to make of great figures, as villains or heroes, of one unambiguous mind and purpose. <br>And in the next chapter he completely disregards all of this to give an ill considered monolithic view of Trump, conservatives in general, the 'originalist' interpretations of the constitution (funded by the Koch brothers he stresses repeatedly). It's a staggering amount of cognitive dissonance to put both these views as duelling narratives in the same book. Unlike all those <i>other</i> historians and political operators who got everything so wrong, apparently Ellis has the singular mind to see history in the making with the distanced measurement of 100 years and can confidently proclaim the same villainous portraits about contemporary politics that we'd be fools to accept about century old history?<br><br>Despite himself explicitly stating that historians are the masters of Captain Hindsight come to tell you that the bleeding obvious all lines up perfectly in retrospect, he couldn't internalize this with the grand message of his own book. Baffling and disappointing. That said, the nuanced historical portraits and discussion on the battle to redefine history to serve politics are worth reading.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_1a3b9d30');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_8f8a6580" title="2 Stars" aria-title="2 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="4" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="3" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_275410118" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275410118"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_275410118" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_275410118" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_275410118" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_275410118"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/A.Godhelm" target="_top">A.Godhelm</a> | <a href="/work/21653931/reviews" data-workid="21653931" data-title="American-Dialogue-The-Founders-and-Us" class="" >10 other reviews</a> | Nov 17, 2024 | <a href="/review/275410118"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275410065" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/8920946" data-workid="8920946" data-title="Brotherhood-of-the-Revolution-How-Americas-Founders-Forged-a-New-Nation" class="" ><img src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/68/3a/683a2ce91fbedd0592f33395a77426b41414141_v5.jpg" srcset="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/3c/4c/3c4c9eed6c64107592f33395a77444941414141_v5.jpg 2x, https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/fc/7a/fc7a4c3a7e7249a592f33395a77417341514141_v5.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/8920946" data-workid="8920946" data-title="Brotherhood-of-the-Revolution-How-Americas-Founders-Forged-a-New-Nation" class="" >Brotherhood of the Revolution: How America's…</a> by <a href="/author/ellisjosephj">Joseph J. Ellis</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_5355019d" >Very good set of lectures covering the founding fathers and the context of the founding itself. It maps roughly onto his book [b:Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation|7493|Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation|Joseph J. Ellis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388791106l/7493._SY75_.jpg|1290896], but you get some value out of it being a longer teaching experience so the main points are made clearer and are repeated throughout. The downside <u class="showmore_hide">is it's not as polished an experience, which is to be expected.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_5355019d');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_8aa01e85" title="3 Stars" aria-title="3 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="6" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="5" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_275410065" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275410065"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_275410065" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_275410065" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_275410065" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_275410065"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/A.Godhelm" target="_top">A.Godhelm</a> | <a href="/work/8920946/reviews" data-workid="8920946" data-title="Brotherhood-of-the-Revolution-How-Americas-Founders-Forged-a-New-Nation" class="" >2 other reviews</a> | Nov 17, 2024 | <a href="/review/275410065"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_272564446" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/9579938" data-workid="9579938" data-title="First-Family-Abigail-and-John-Adams" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307269620.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307269620.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307269620.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/9579938" data-workid="9579938" data-title="First-Family-Abigail-and-John-Adams" class="" >First Family: Abigail and John Adams</a> by <a href="/author/ellisjosephj">Joseph J. Ellis</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_3587e443" >Through letters between John and Abigail Adams through their lives, we learn more about their daily lives, their love, their family, their politics, their thoughts and feelings.<br><br>I loved this book. I have always liked the Adams--Abigail more than John--but I have a new appreciation for them, especially John. I liked how the book took the stages of their lives and broke it down from first meeting (they did not like each other) to his defense of the British soldiers at the Boston Massacre, <u class="showmore_hide">to the Revolution, to the Presidency, to his retirement, and to their deaths. <br><br>I was impressed by the love they had. They genuinely liked each other as well as loved. Abigail never pressured him to stay home with her and their children. She supported him in all he did even as she goes through pregnancy and illness. I liked that John stayed with her when she was sick while she was President. Turns out it helped put his head on straight and he went back and took control. I liked in their retirement that they took care of the grandchildren, just like so many do today. <br><br>I also liked that they were not indifferent to each other. They did not live separate lives. Through their letters through the years, they were involved in each other's lives. Abigail gave John advice on his actions and politics. John gave her advice about the farm and the children, especially John Quincy's education. They were hard on John Quincy and their daughter Abigail (called Nabby). Their younger sons Charles and Thomas were not as closely watched. It showed when they became adults. It was sad.<br><br>I got a better idea of other Founding Fathers as they interact with John Adams. I always liked Jefferson and still do. Washington was an enigma and remains one to me. Franklin, while friendly, did not always get along with John. I have to find out why. Hamilton, I never liked, and dislike him more know with all his political maneuverings behind the scenes. John worried a lot about how he would be remembered in history. He no longer needs to worry. He is remembered for all that he has done--right or wrong.<br><br>Joseph J. Ellis is one of my favorite writers. 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class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218586"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/f6/af/f6afe46d9fc22c06372434b6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/597/Ambassador-Book-Award" class="" >Ambassador Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a97e38df" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/27600" data-workid="27600" data-title="American-Sphinx-The-Character-of-Thomas-Jefferson" target="_top" class="" >American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson</a> (<a href="/award/597.1.1487.1998/Ambassador-Book-Award-Winner-Biography-1998">Winner – Biography – 1998</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218116"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/de/23/de23e191915a1586368304a6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/18/Amazon-com-Best-Books" class="" >Amazon.com Best Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_41a771d9" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15459185" data-workid="15459185" data-title="The-Quartet-Orchestrating-the-Second-American-Revolution-1783-1789" target="_top" class="" >The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789</a> (<a href="/award/18.0.250.2015/Amazon-com-Best-Books-History-2015">History – 2015</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3344" data-workid="3344" data-title="His-Excellency-George-Washington" target="_top" class="" >His Excellency: George Washington</a> (<a href="/award/18.0.0.2004/Amazon-com-Best-Books-2004">2004</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218191"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/9c/e3/9ce3edbd4599d7d6372734c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/94/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The New York Times Notable Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_78c7beb3" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/21653931" data-workid="21653931" data-title="American-Dialogue-The-Founders-and-Us" target="_top" class="" >American Dialogue: The Founders and Us</a> (<a href="/award/94.0.22207.2018/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-History-Current-Affairs-2018">Nonfiction - History - Current Affairs – 2018</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3342047" data-workid="3342047" data-title="American-Creation-Triumphs-and-Tragedies-at-the-Founding-of-the-Republic" target="_top" class="" >American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic</a> (<a href="/award/94.0.8.2007/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2007">Nonfiction – 2007</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218263"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/66/b0/66b0ca885f0d6ef63766f6d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/175/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_250fcc83" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15459185" data-workid="15459185" data-title="The-Quartet-Orchestrating-the-Second-American-Revolution-1783-1789" target="_top" class="" >The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.8.2015/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2015">Nonfiction – 2015</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13317025" data-workid="13317025" data-title="Revolutionary-Summer-The-Birth-of-American-Independence" target="_top" class="" >Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.8.2013/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2013">Nonfiction – 2013</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/9579938" data-workid="9579938" data-title="First-Family-Abigail-and-John-Adams" target="_top" class="" >First Family: Abigail and John Adams</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.2739.2010/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Biographies-2010">Biographies – 2010</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10484788"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/f8/37/f8371eabf6f7d956372414d3651424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1147/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Books-for-Youth" class="" >Booklist Editors' Choice: 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target="_top" class="" >His Excellency: George Washington</a> (<a href="/award/229.0.8.2004/Christian-Science-Monitor-Best-Book-Nonfiction-2004">Nonfiction – 2004</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218889"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e1/43/e14325f1a0fbdcb636766447377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1203/Massachusetts-Book-Award" class="" >Massachusetts Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_5c041a59" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15459185" data-workid="15459185" data-title="The-Quartet-Orchestrating-the-Second-American-Revolution-1783-1789" target="_top" class="" >The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789</a> (<a href="/award/1203.6.8.2016/Massachusetts-Book-Award-Honor-Book-Nonfiction-2016">Honor Book – Nonfiction – 2016</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/9579938" data-workid="9579938" data-title="First-Family-Abigail-and-John-Adams" target="_top" class="" >First Family: Abigail and John Adams</a> (<a href="/award/1203.1.8.2011/Massachusetts-Book-Award-Winner-Nonfiction-2011">Winner – Nonfiction – 2011</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218097"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d6/ec/d6ec459b4e6505d636948796d67424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1/New-York-Times-bestseller" class="" >New York Times bestseller</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a905b436" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3342047" data-workid="3342047" data-title="American-Creation-Triumphs-and-Tragedies-at-the-Founding-of-the-Republic" target="_top" class="" >American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic</a> (<a href="/award/1.0.8.2007/New-York-Times-bestseller-Nonfiction-2007">Nonfiction – 2007</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3344" data-workid="3344" data-title="His-Excellency-George-Washington" target="_top" class="" >His Excellency: George Washington</a> (<a href="/award/1.0.8.2004/New-York-Times-bestseller-Nonfiction-2004">Nonfiction – 2004</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/889" data-workid="889" data-title="Founding-Brothers-The-Revolutionary-Generation" target="_top" class="" >Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation</a> (<a href="/award/1.0.8.2000/New-York-Times-bestseller-Nonfiction-2000">Nonfiction – 2000</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1626/Virginia-Literary-Awards" class="" >Virginia Literary Awards</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_0ba66f45" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3344" data-workid="3344" data-title="His-Excellency-George-Washington" target="_top" class="" >His Excellency: George Washington</a> (<a href="/award/1626.5.8.2005/Virginia-Literary-Awards-Finalist-Nonfiction-2005">Finalist – Nonfiction – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219073"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/45/8c/458c232c57a4e35637058426f51424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1645/Fraunces-Tavern-Museum-Book-Award" class="" >Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_1bfb1092" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3342047" data-workid="3342047" data-title="American-Creation-Triumphs-and-Tragedies-at-the-Founding-of-the-Republic" target="_top" class="" >American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic</a> (<a href="/award/1645.0.0.2008/Fraunces-Tavern-Museum-Book-Award-2008">2008</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/889" data-workid="889" data-title="Founding-Brothers-The-Revolutionary-Generation" target="_top" class="" >Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation</a> (<a href="/award/1645.0.0.2001/Fraunces-Tavern-Museum-Book-Award-2001">2001</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_similarauthors" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_5519" data-caret-id="tdc_u_5519" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_54e2" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("similarauthors", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="similarauthors" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_5519" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>You May Also Like</h2><span id="tdh_u_54e2" ><a name="similarauthors"></a><div 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