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A 5 page review of Joseph J. Ellis' most intriguing book. The author of this paper demonstrates
that Ellis' approach is certainly a more readable and entertaining version of history than we have been forced to consume over most of our
educational experience. It breaths life into the dull facts that leave most readers reaching for another cup of coffee and a bottle of aspirin. No
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that few authors have accomplished before. From start to finish, from its title to its final words, "Founding Brothers" plows through the historical misperceptions to which we tend to
cling so tenaciously. Recoining the collective term that is customarily used to describe that notorious group of historical individuals that were responsible for establishing the basework of our great countries,
the collective term of "founding fathers", to read "founding brothers", Ellis sets the stage for his perspective of history. It is a stage that is occupied by what he
describes as an assortment of "greatly gifted by deeply flawed individuals- Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison" (Ellis, 2002, back cover). These are individuals who, in
fact, continuously challenged the truths that we consider so "self evident" rather than hold them up as incontestable. No author is
better suited to remold our perceptions on the type of historical fact that is found in "Founding Brothers". Educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale, Ellis
is currently a Ford Foundation professor of history at Mount Holyoke College. His previous accomplishments include military service as an Army Captain and time as an instructor and dean
of faculty at West Point Military Academy. "Founding Brothers" is just one of seven highly acclaimed books written by Ellis. His previous book "American Sphinx" won the National
Book Award for non-fiction. "Founding Brothers" is a welcome follow up. Its main point is simple: historical perception tends to vary in accordance with both the facts
and the non-facts that we use to shape that perception. Throughout "Founding Brothers" Ellis presents details and perceptions that challenge one
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