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100	1		_aEllis, Joseph J. _q(Joseph John-Michael), _bIII _d1943-
245	1	0	_aAmerican creation : _btriumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic / _cJoseph J. Ellis.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2007.
300			_axi, 283 p. ; _c25 cm.
500			_a"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPrologue: the founding -- The year -- The winter -- The argument -- The treaty -- The conspiracy -- The purchase.
520			_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.
650		0	_aStatesmen _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		4	_aEstadistas _zEstados Unidos _xHistoria _ySiglo XVIII _98087
650		0	_aPoliticians _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		4	_aPolíticos _zEstados Unidos _xHistoria _ySiglo XVIII _98452
650		0	_aPolitical culture _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aNational characteristics, American.
650		4	_aCultura política _zEstados Unidos _xHistoria _ySiglo XVIII. _92279
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _y1783-1815.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1775-1783.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1783-1809.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xHistoria _yRevolución, 1775-1783 _92796
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xHistoria _y1783-1815 _92914
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica y gobierno _y1775-1783. _92797
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica y gobierno _y1783-1809. _92798
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