Founding Brothers

约瑟夫•J. 埃利斯著有多部美国历史著作，包括《激情满怀的圣人：约翰•亚当斯的品性和遗产》（Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams）和《美国的斯芬克斯：托马斯•杰斐逊的品性》（American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson），这本书赢得了1997年国家图书奖。埃利斯毕业于威廉•玛丽学院和耶鲁大学，他与妻子和三个儿子一起居住在马塞诸塞州的阿默斯特。邓海平，律师，北京大学法学学士及硕士，美国佐治亚大学LL.M。邓友平，律师，武汉大学理学士，北京大学法学硕士和加拿大英属哥伦比亚大学M.A。

出版者:Vintage

作者:Joseph J. Ellis

页数:304

出版时间:2002-2

价格:USD 15.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780375705243

图书标签:历史美国美国政治history政治Politics美国史英文

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In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.

The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. During the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers–re-examined here as Founding Brothers–combined the ideals of the Declaration of Independence with the content of the Constitution to create the practical workings of our government. Through an analysis of six fascinating episodes–Hamilton and Burr’s deadly duel, Washington’s precedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams’ administration and political partnership with his wife, the debate about where to place the capital, Franklin’s attempt to force Congress to confront the issue of slavery and Madison’s attempts to block him, and Jefferson and Adams’ famous correspondence– Founding Brothers brings to life the vital issues and personalities from the most important decade in our nation’s history.

读后感

作者提供了如何看待历史事件的一个方法框架。既置身于历史事件之中观察其细节并分析体会当时的情境，又以后代的眼光从更遥远宏大的角度去观察。如开篇中作者对“后见之明”的看法： 后见之明是一种很微妙的东西。一方面，我们若过于依赖它，就会忽视这样一个事实：偶然性是无所...

甲骨文系列已经看完三本了。这本是最棒的，不像第一本《忽必烈的挑战》真是翻译就是个干涸的贝加尔湖！内容也是跟我现在桌边那个大饼子一样，不对，大饼子还有营养呢，这没有。《奠基者》这本确实很棒。 现在的美国，每个方面，每个特点，几乎都可以在独立战争那...  

Hindsight, then, is a tricky tool. Too much of it and we obscure the all-pervasive sense of contingency as well as the problematic character of the choices facing the revolutionary generation. On the other hand, without some measure of hindsight, some panor...  

我们已经无法回到过去，但我们可以无限接近过去。这本书把六个距离我们遥远且抽象的历史事件具象为一个个详细有趣的故事。在这本书，你可以看到汉密尔顿和伯尔决斗之日的服装、天气地点，甚至他俩谁先开枪，开枪前后的纠结想法等等，作者就像一位到达现场的调查记者，呈现一个...  

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Elegantly written.

真正帮助人理解美国，理解历史的好书。

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Elegantly written.