num_pages: 457
description: An illuminating analysis of the intertwined careers of the founders of the American republic documents the lives of John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington and explains how their encounters transformed their era and shaped the history of the United States. (History)
language: English
title: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
titlecomplete: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
characters: John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Aaron Burr, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
genres: Historical, Biography, American, Politics, American Revolution, Nonfiction, School, Presidents, American History, History
ratings_count: 45143
places: Defuniak Springs
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: History, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award
publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc