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A powerfully written and accurately balanced account of the pivotal moments and climaxes that shaped the Revolutionary Generation. Diverse opinions and literary merit make it a fun and interesting read.
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Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation By: Joseph J. Ellis PowerPoint by: Carter S. Jeffery
Literary Merit • Fun and interesting to read • Accurate in all accounts • Well diversified in opinion with balance towards both sides
Pivotal Moment • The Burr-Hamilton Duel • Not only did this duel begin to stop the practice of dueling it also inadvertently caused Great Britain to plot a scheme for control of the Trans-Mississippi area
The Climax • I believe that the climax occurred in Chapter 6: Friendship • At the moment when John Adams began to fully trust Jefferson again