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Author Ellis, Joseph J., author.

Title American dialogue : the founders and us / Joseph J. Ellis.

Publication Info. New York : Knopf, 2018.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  973.3 ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  973.3 ELLIS    DUE 12-02-23 Billed
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  973.3 ELL    Storage
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 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  973.322 ELLIS    Check Shelf
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Edition First edition.
Description x, 283 pages ; 25 cm
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 Presents an insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in modern America.
Subject Political culture -- United States -- History.
Founding Fathers of the United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Philosophy.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021 -- Philosophy.
HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
HISTORY -- Revolutionary.
Founding Fathers of the United States. (OCoLC)fst01739942
Political culture. (OCoLC)fst01069263
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term Since 1775
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780385353427 (hardback)
0385353421 (hardback)
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