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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Ellis, Joseph J.     Subjects     Political culture -- United States -- History.     Founding Fathers of the United States.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Philosophy.     United States -- Politics and government -- 2017- -- Philosophy.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ellis, Joseph J.       by title:      American dialogue : ...       by call number:      973.31 E47a     Search the Web     Ellis, Joseph J.     Political culture -- United States -- History.     Founding Fathers of the United States.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Philosophy.     United States -- Politics and government -- 2017- -- Philosophy.       MARC Display

American dialogue : the founders and us / Joseph J. Ellis. by Ellis, Joseph J. Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Call #: 973.31 E47a Subjects Political culture -- United States -- History.   Founding Fathers of the United States.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Philosophy.   United States -- Politics and government -- 2017- -- Philosophy. ISBN:  9780385353427 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  x, 283 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Notes:  "A Borzoi Book"--T. p. verso. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-266) and index. Contents:  Preface: My self-evident truth -- RACE. Then: Thomas Jefferson ; Now: Abiding backlash -- EQUALITY. Then: John Adams ; Now: Our gilded age -- LAW. Then: James Madison ; Now: Immaculate misconceptions -- ABROAD. Then: George Washington ; Now: At peace with war -- Epilogue: Leadership. Summary:  "What would the founders think? We live in a divided America that is currently incapable of sustained argument and is feeling unsure of its destiny. Joseph J. Ellis explores anew four of our most prominent founders, in each instance searching for patterns and principles that bring the lamp of experience to our contemporary dilemmas. Ellis discusses Thomas Jefferson and racism, John Adams and economic inequality, James Madison and constitutional law, George Washington and foreign policy. Just as the founders went back to the Greek and Roman classics for seasoned wisdom in their time, Ellis takes us back to America's founders, our classics. Ellis confronts the obstacles blocking discussions about our emerging multiracial society, the inherent inequalities of a global economy, the original meaning of the founders' words, and the impossible obligations confronting the one superpower once the moral certainties provided by the Cold War have disappeared. Ellis reminds us that the founders' greatest legacy lies not in providing political answers but in helping us find a better way to frame the question."--Dust jacket. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 973.31 E47a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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