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Joseph Ellis: American Creation
November 1, 2007
Joseph Ellis historian, 2001 Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph Ellis tells six stories from the early years of the American Republic. He reflects on how the decisions made by the founders affected the shape of the young nation and on their creative achievements and failures. Despite the injustices and brutalities that resulted from the continuation of slavery and the repression of Native Americans, Ellis argues that the founders' strategy rose from a profoundly realistic insight about how enduring social change best happens.

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Image of American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic
Author: Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher: Vintage (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
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