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- Author: Joseph J Ellis
- Genre: History, Non-Fiction
- Publication Date: October, 2007
- Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
- Pages: 304
- ISBN 9780307263698
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American Creation: Triumps and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic is Joseph Ellis' account of early America and the founding fathers.
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Plot Synopsis
American Creation is an historical account of the founding of the United States. Ellis focuses on the individuals, the Founding Fathers, their strengths, flaws and the impact they had on the evolution of the nation.Critical Reception
- "Ellis, who teaches history at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, gives the founders their full due but insists that they made serious mistakes—they failed to end slavery, "or at least to adopt a gradual emancipation scheme that put it on the road to extinction," and they failed "to implement a just and generous settlement with the Native Americans"—and that blind luck gave them a mighty assist." - Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post
- "If... I were to note the familiar contradictions of the birth of the nation—chiefly the triumph of liberty, but only for propertied white men—and say that Ellis has written an entertaining account of, as his subtitle has it, the "triumphs and tragedies" of the founding, there would not be much new for me to say, or for you to read, either in this review or in Ellis's book." - Jon Meacham, New York Times
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The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia) - $25.00
One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.New York Times Book ReviewDuring the nearly two decades since its publication,...Amazon
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Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution - $35.00
Trial and Error traces the coverage or lack thereof, of evolution in textbooks used in American public schools from the mid-1800s to the present. While the teaching of Darwinian ev...Amazon
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American Creation - $14.95
From the first shots fired at Lexington to the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Joseph J. Ellis guides us through the deci...Amazon
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On the Trail Made of Dawn: American Indian Creation Myths - $19.50
When knowledge was passed from generation to generation through story, early peoples in North America gathered to hear of how their world came to be. Their elders spoke of fundam...Amazon
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American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic - $14.95
Acclaimed historian Joseph J. Ellis brings his unparalleled talents to this riveting account of the early years of the Republic.The last quarter of the eighteenth centu...Amazon
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American Creation Questions
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How similar is the Khnum creation story to the Genesis creation story? 1 AnswerFor 25 cents? You get one link to someone who did a lot more work for more. http://bible.org/article/genesis-1-2-light-ancient-egyptian-creation-myths However I... read more -
What is Egypts creation story? 2 AnswersThe Egyptian creation has many versions. According to Egyptian mythology, Osiris was one of the most important pharaohs.In time his cult rivaled those Anum and... read more
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How do the Navajo and the Cherokee Creation Stories compare? 2 AnswersThey are two relatively distinct cultures. To begin with, the Navajo believe that they have traveled through 4 different worlds to get to this one. And they hav... read more
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What are some of the more unique creation stories? 5 AnswersI quite like the Hopi creation myth, an elaborate cosmology which implies that evolution is cyclic rather than linear (process), i.e. there were three worlds pr... read more
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American Creation Blogs
- Google Blog search: American Creation
- American Revolution Blog Post: Informal Book Review: American Creation by Joseph Ellis
- History News Network Blog Post: American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis
- John's Blog Post: American Creation
- Edward's Blog Post: American Creation
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has announced the creation of a new, comprehensive online resource for... http://bit.ly/81gW1f
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David Simon: "African-American music is the singular greatest creation of our culture." - http://bit.ly/6vIXgx
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Congress: Instead of Healthcare, why not focus on American job creation?
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@JessKantor Awesome! Thanks so much! Was part of the 2004 American Jobs Creation Act.
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American Creation: Gary North on Natural Law (Aquinas, Newton, etc ...: The central figure in Enlightenment thought... http://bit.ly/762k7C
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