Ellis writes this book in order to show what these founding brothers went through by explaining the difficult time in which they lived in. He uses recollection and insight to understand not only what the brothers experienced at the time, but knowing what we Americans see in them in today’s society. “Americans Success wasn’t always a foregone conclusion” as Ellis mentions grabbing the reader’s attention to the Founding Fathers. Ellis opens up the book by clarifying Alexander Hamilton’s and Aaron Burs arrival in meeting each other on July 11, 1804 close to New Jersey. He explains to readers the importance of personal prominence in the growing government. Thomas Jefferson got together with James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in order to come
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Ellis states “A legend in his own time, Americans had been describing Washington as The Father of the Country since 1776-which is to say, before there was even a country.” (page 120) Americans believed this because he was known for being the commander of the revolutionary army, considering him a hero. Ellis writes “By the time he assumed the presidency in 1789, no other candidate was even thinkable- the mythology surrounding Washington’s reputation had grown like ivory over a statue, effectively covering the man with an aura of omnipotence, rendering the distinction between his human qualities and his heroic achievements impossible to delineate.” (page 120) Showing how welcoming Washington had been to his country, everyone knew how much he cared about his national government and his intelligence with the presidency piece. Washington sadly passed away from the flu soon after becoming …show more content…
Ellis examines this by showing readers that Washington wasn’t the most handsome man, having very large feet and hands. He also happened to be a bit taller than most of the founding fathers, and majority of everyone else that was in the same room as him. Washington was a very smart man who knew exactly what he wanted through his presidency, creating Ellis to explain this within the chapters. Ellis happened to defend some of the suggested opinions people had with Washington’s dignified character, which could be compared to a celebrities coexisting
Ellis states “A legend in his own time, Americans had been describing Washington as The Father of the Country since 1776-which is to say, before there was even a country.” (page 120) Americans believed this because he was known for being the commander of the revolutionary army, considering him a hero. Ellis writes “By the time he assumed the presidency in 1789, no other candidate was even thinkable- the mythology surrounding Washington’s reputation had grown like ivory over a statue, effectively covering the man with an aura of omnipotence, rendering the distinction between his human qualities and his heroic achievements impossible to delineate.” (page 120) Showing how welcoming Washington had been to his country, everyone knew how much he cared about his national government and his intelligence with the presidency piece. Washington sadly passed away from the flu soon after becoming …show more content…
Ellis examines this by showing readers that Washington wasn’t the most handsome man, having very large feet and hands. He also happened to be a bit taller than most of the founding fathers, and majority of everyone else that was in the same room as him. Washington was a very smart man who knew exactly what he wanted through his presidency, creating Ellis to explain this within the chapters. Ellis happened to defend some of the suggested opinions people had with Washington’s dignified character, which could be compared to a celebrities coexisting