Joseph Ellis Founding Brothers Summary

Impact of the Founding Brothers The book “Founding Brothers” is authored by Joseph J. Ellis. He speaks about the impact of the founding fathers that determined the political course of early America. The Founding brothers were made up of four great men, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Aaron Burr and Abigail Adams whom was considered the sister of the group. The book narrates the portrait of each of these individuals by looking at six episodes that interrelate with the story of their lives. The point of the Joseph Ellis writing this book was is to expose the reader to historical events that would eventually lead up to the formation of the United States government’s present and future generations. He achieves this point by exploring and speaking about the challenges that the founding
He talks about the relationships and conflicts that surrounded the founding brothers as well as the personalities of the individuals that helped influence or that were influenced by the unstable period of their existence. Ellis added significant important aspects to the book which is making it more valuable to learn about the history of the United States. It was written with a calm intelligence and exceptional aspects of the past. The book leads the readers to believe that the end of the revolutionary war led to great conflict regarding the need for the central government to unite 13 states. This then lead to constitutional conventions that met in Philadelphia in 1787, where the constitution was formed. The participants of the treaty were the founding brother. The founding brother’s arguments led to the forming of the first government that governed all 13 States. The writer argues that the brothers played a significant role in ensuring that the voices of the Americans were heard