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Founding Brothers

by Joseph J. Ellis

The Work

Drew's Copy

Edition
First Vintage Books edition, February 2002
Publisher
Vintage Books
Copy published
2002
ISBN
978-0-375-70524-3
Binding
Paperback
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Read
Condition
Well-read paperback copy with cover wear, creased corners, underlining, and handwritten student notes
United States HistoryAmerican RevolutionFounding FathersEarly RepublicPolitical History

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
School book
Context
A book from Drew's high school United States history class
Provenance
Drew’s high school history-class copy, retaining his underlining and handwritten notes.

About This Copy

This is the first Vintage Books paperback edition of Joseph J. Ellis’s Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, published in February 2002. The book won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for History and examines the early American republic through six episodes involving figures including Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, and George Washington.

Memories & Connections

A book from high school US history class.
Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of Founding Brothers
The worn front cover of Drew's copy of Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis.
Back cover of Drew's copy of Founding Brothers
The back cover summarizes Ellis's six episodes about the leading figures of the revolutionary generation.
Title page of Drew's copy of Founding Brothers
The title page for Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of Founding Brothers
The copyright page identifies this copy as the first Vintage Books edition from February 2002 and records ISBN 0-375-70524-4.
Physical detail of Drew's copy of Founding Brothers
Physical detail
Physical detail of Drew's copy of Founding Brothers
Physical detail