In the book Founding Brothers, Ellis focuses on the nature and actions of several Americans who were the budding nation's leaders during the 1770's and 1780's when the Declaration of Independence was being written, the American Revolution fought and the Constitution hammered out. Specifically, he looks at John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, with a glance ... Hamilton, and James Madison, during which the permanent capital was exchanged for the passage of Hamilton's financial plan for the heavily in debt colonies. Benjamin Franklin...

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