Brotherhood of the Revolution how America's founders forged a new nation

A chronological survey of the period from 1763 to 1800 and examination of the American Revolution. Key figures discussed include: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, Joseph Plumb Martin, Abigail Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.

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Main Author: Ellis, Joseph J.
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2004.
Series:Modern scholar.
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Table of Contents:
  • Lecture 1. The Revolution and the generation
  • Lecture 2. Anglo-America in 1763 and Benjamin Franklin
  • Lecture 3. The Constitutional crisis, 1763-74, and John Adams
  • Lecture 4. The imperial crisis, 1763-75, and George Washington
  • Lecture 5. The spirit of '76 and Thomas Jefferson
  • Lecture 6. What the Declaration declared
  • Lecture 7. The long war, 1775-83, and Joseph Plumb Martin
  • Lecture 8. Confederation to Constitution and Alexander Hamilton
  • Lecture 9. A more perfect union and James Madison
  • Lecture 10. The ghost at the banquet: slavery
  • Lecture 11. Crucial decade: The Federalist agenda
  • Lecture 12. Crucial decade: party politics
  • Lecture 13. The restoration of 1800
  • Lecture 14. American dialogue: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.