American Dialogue: The Founders and Us [FIRST EDITION]

Ellis, Joseph J.

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2018

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As new condition navy blue boards/white spine/red spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Joseph J. Ellis; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quotes; Preface: My Self-Evident Truth; Epilogue: Leadership; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; and A Note About the Author. Illustrated with a graph. "Joe Ellis knows that history is not simply about the past, it's about the present having a conversation with the past. In this elegant and fascinating book, he conducts a discourse between our current troubled times and the period when our founders crafted our national creed. The result is an exploration of our values that is both timely and timeless." - Walter Isaacson. "A lucid and authoritative examination of America's tumultuous beginnings, when the Founding Fathers grappled with issues of race, income inequality, law, and foreign policy - all issues that still vex the nation . These and other salient questions inform Ellis's vivid depiction of the controversies swirling as the Constitution was drafted and ratified . A discerning, richly detailed inquiry into America's complex political and philosophical legacy." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review). "What would the founders think? We live in a divided America that is currently incapable of sustained argument and is feeling unsure of its destiny. Joseph J. Ellis, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers and the recent best-selling The Quartet, explores anew four of our most prominent founders, in each instance searching for patterns and principles that bring the lamp of experience to our contemporary dilemmas. Ellis discusses Thomas Jefferson and racism, John Adams and economic inequality, James Madison and constitutional law, George Washington and foreign policy. Just as the founders went back to the Greek and Roman classics for seasoned wisdom in their time, Ellis takes us back to America's founders, our classics. In his compelling narrative voice, Ellis confronts the obstacles blocking discussions about our emerging multiracial society, the inherent inequalities of a global economy, the original meaning of the founders' words, and the impossible obligations confronting the one superpower once the moral certainties provided by the Cold War have disappeared. Ellis reminds us that the founders' greatest legacy lies not in providing political answers but in helping us find a better way to frame the question." - from the inner front jacket flap.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Dialogue: The Founders and Us [FIRST EDITION]
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 2018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine