約瑟夫•J. 埃利斯(Joseph J. Ellis)
美國著名曆史學傢和暢銷書作傢,撰寫瞭一係列膾炙人口的美國建國史作品。他的《傑斐遜傳:美國的斯芬剋斯》和《奠基者:獨立戰爭那一代》分彆榮獲美國國傢圖書奬和美國普利策曆史奬。
埃利斯早年就讀於威廉瑪麗學院和耶魯大學。他曾在美國軍中服役並在西點軍校任教,軍銜達到陸軍上尉。埃利斯目前執教於馬薩諸塞大學。
埃利斯主要研究美國殖民地和建國時代的曆史,是該領域的權威學者和曆史普及作傢,為廣大曆史讀者打開瞭瞭解美國建國史的窗口。《福布斯》雜誌曾盛贊埃利斯的讀者聲望,稱他是“曆史學傢中的羅傑•費德勒”。
From the prizewinning author of the best-selling Founding Brothers and American Sphinx , a masterly and highly ironic examination of the founding years of our country. The last quarter of the eighteenth century remains the most politically creative era in American history, when a dedicated and determined group of men undertook a bold experiment in political ideals. It was a time of triumphs; yet, as Joseph J. Ellis makes clear, it was also a time of tragedies—all of which contributed to the shaping of our burgeoning nation.
From the first shots fired at Lexington to the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation’s founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders—Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, and Adams. He casts an incisive eye on the founders’ achievements, arguing that the American Revolution was, paradoxically, an evolution—and that part of what made it so extraordinary was the gradual pace at which it occurred. He shows us why the fact that it was brought about by a group, rather than by a single individual, distinguished it from the bloodier revolutions of other countries, and ultimately played a key role in determining its success. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over, as they feared an absolute power reminiscent of the British Empire. And he details the emergence of the two-party system—then a political novelty—which today stands as the founders’ most enduring legacy.
But Ellis is equally incisive about their failures, and he makes clear how their inability to abolish slavery and to reach a just settlement with the Native Americans has played an equally important role in shaping our national character. He demonstrates how these misjudgments, now so abundantly evident, were not necessarily inevitable. We learn of the negotiations between Henry Knox and Alexander McGillivray, the most talented Indian statesman of his time, which began in good faith and ended in disaster. And we come to understand how a political solution to slavery required the kind of robust federal power that the Jeffersonians viewed as a betrayal of their most deeply held principles.
With eloquence and insight, Ellis strips the mythic veneer of the revolutionary generation to reveal men both human and inspired, possessed of both brilliance and blindness. American Creation is a book that delineates an era of flawed greatness, at a time when understanding our origins is more important than ever.
發表於2024-11-12
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在《美國創世紀》一書中,作者講述瞭六個故事,這些故事選自1775—1803年間,在美國獨立前後、製憲建國以及共和國初創時期的幾個關鍵節點上發生的重大曆史事件,有的事件對後世、對世界具有持續的影響,有的對北美大陸的前途具有扭轉乾坤的重大意義,有的對之後的南北戰爭、種...
評分【無機客 譯】 假若曆史許可延長“一年”的定義,那麼自1775年4月在萊剋星頓和康拉德的槍聲開始,到1776年7月《獨立宣言》正式通過的十五個月,毫無爭議地稱得上是美利堅曆史上最因果相承和最不可思議的一年。它因果相承,是因為在這個時刻,北美獨立和一個獨立自主的美利堅閤...
評分在《美國創世紀》一書中,作者講述瞭六個故事,這些故事選自1775—1803年間,在美國獨立前後、製憲建國以及共和國初創時期的幾個關鍵節點上發生的重大曆史事件,有的事件對後世、對世界具有持續的影響,有的對北美大陸的前途具有扭轉乾坤的重大意義,有的對之後的南北戰爭、種...
評分【無機客 譯】 假若曆史許可延長“一年”的定義,那麼自1775年4月在萊剋星頓和康拉德的槍聲開始,到1776年7月《獨立宣言》正式通過的十五個月,毫無爭議地稱得上是美利堅曆史上最因果相承和最不可思議的一年。它因果相承,是因為在這個時刻,北美獨立和一個獨立自主的美利堅閤...
評分---J•埃利斯的六本關於美國獨立戰爭書籍的簡評 前段時間買瞭約瑟夫•J•埃利斯的六本關於美國獨立戰爭書籍,分彆是《革命之夏:美國獨立的起源》、《奠基者:獨立戰爭那一代》、《美國創世記:建國曆程的勝利與悲劇,1775-1803》、《締造共和:美利堅閤眾國的誕生,1783-1789...
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