Founding brothers by joseph ellis hardcover edition six chapters are presented none dependent on the others you can read them out of sequence the longest being about forty pages with the layout being similar to that used in the great book profiles in courage the togetherness and unity of purpose so necessary during the revolution begins to erode on the road to the constitution . In founding brothers joseph j ellis does that masterfully he doesnt diminish anyones achievements or contributions in creating the new american republic but he does show how those great men interacted which i found absolutely fascinating its an under reported aspect of the american revolution but is certainly interesting to read about as youll see from my summary and . Founding brothers the revolutionary generation von ellis joseph j bei abebooksde isbn 10 0375405445 isbn 13 9780375405440 random house usa inc 2000 hardcover. Joseph ellis captures the heart and soul of the revolutionary generation with his aptly titled founding brothers a book that chronicles the approximately twenty year period that followed the ratification of the us constitution a period so dramatic that no novelist could have written it the book covers six key conflicts among the founders of this nation conflicts which typify their