02847cam a2200457 a 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069020001500087035001300102040001800115041000800133043001200141050002700153082001000180100005900190245010000249250001200349260004100361300002500402500004100427504005100468505011800519520096200637650005301599650005501652650005501707650005701762650006101819650004001880650006401920651005101984651003902035651005502074651005502129651005602184651004002240651005502280651005402335BJBSDDR20230404125808.0ta070205s2007 nyu b 001 0deng  a9780307263698 a030726369X a14724783 aDLCcDLCbspa aeng an-us---14a002 E 302.1bE47a 200700a973.31 aEllis, Joseph J.q(Joseph John-Michael), bIII d1943-10aAmerican creation :btriumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic /cJoseph J. Ellis. a1st ed. aNew York :bAlfred A. Knopf, c2007. axi, 283 p. ;c25 cm. a"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPrologue: the founding -- The year -- The winter -- The argument -- The treaty -- The conspiracy -- The purchase. aAn ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details the emergence of the two-party system--then a political novelty--which today stands as the founders' most enduring legacy. But Ellis is equally incisive about their failures, making clear how their inability to abolish slavery and to reach a just settlement with the Native Americans has played an equally important role in shaping our national character. Ellis strips the mythic veneer of the revolutionary generation to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.--From publisher description. 0aStatesmenzUnited StatesxHistoryy18th century. 4aEstadistaszEstados UnidosxHistoria ySiglo XVIII 0aPoliticianszUnited StatesxHistoryy18th century. 4aPolíticos zEstados UnidosxHistoria ySiglo XVIII 0aPolitical culturezUnited StatesxHistoryy18th century. 0aNational characteristics, American. 4aCultura política zEstados UnidosxHistoriaySiglo XVIII. 0aUnited StatesxHistoryyRevolution, 1775-1783. 0aUnited StatesxHistoryy1783-1815. 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty1775-1783. 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty1783-1809. 4aEstados Unidos xHistoriayRevolución, 1775-1783  4aEstados UnidosxHistoriay1783-1815 4aEstados Unidos xPolítica y gobiernoy1775-1783. 4aEstados UnidosxPolítica y gobiernoy1783-1809.