AMERICAN CREATION :Triumphs &Tragedies..,Joseph J. Ellis, 1st ed/1st printing HC

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“Very good+/near fine condition in very good+ dust jacket. See full description below.”
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Age Level
Adults
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Modified Item
No
Edition
First Edition
Special Attributes
1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Subjects
History & Military
ISBN
9780307263698
Category

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
030726369X
ISBN-13
9780307263698
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038292023

Product Key Features

Book Title
American Creation : Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), General, Political, United States / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Joseph J. Ellis
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
21.6 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-005273
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Illuminating . . . Compelling . . . It is Mr. Ellis's achievement that he once again leaves us with a keen appreciation of the good fortune America had in having the right men in the right places at the right times."--Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "Ellis is a storyteller, and a superb one too. He employs the same narrative technique he developed most successfully inFounding Brothers. Throughout there is the same captivating colloquial style for which he is famous, and the same clarity of exposition." --Gordon S. Wood,New York Review of Books "Joseph J. Ellis'Founding Brotherswon the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in history.American Creationis at least its equal and perhaps its superior." --Richmond Times-Dispatch "Mr. Ellis humanizes the founding generation without tearing them down--a delicate operation in a politically charged time." --The New York Sun "He writes history as it should be: as a page-turner." --Library Journal "This subtle, brilliant examination puts Ellis among the finest of America's narrative historians." --Publishers Weekly "His books on early American history are national treasures." --Roger Bishop,Bookpage, "Illuminating . . . Compelling . . . It is Mr. Ellis's achievement that he once again leaves us with a keen appreciation of the good fortune America had in having the right men in the right places at the right times."--Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "Ellis is a storyteller, and a superb one too. He employs the same narrative technique he developed most successfully inFounding Brothers. Throughout there is the same captivating colloquial style for which he is famous, and the same clarity of exposition." --Gordon S. Wood,New York Review of Books "Joseph J. Ellis'Founding Brotherswon the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in history.American Creationis at least its equal and perhaps its superior." --Richmond Times-Dispatch "Mr. Ellis humanizes the founding generation without tearing them down--a delicate operation in a politically charged time." --The New York Sun "He writes history as it should be: as a page-turner." --Library Journal "This subtle, brilliant examination puts Ellis among the finest of America's narrative historians." --Publishers Weekly "His books on early American history are national treasures." --Roger Bishop,Bookpage From the Hardcover edition., "Illuminating . . . Compelling . . . It is Mr. Ellis's achievement that he once again leaves us with a keen appreciation of the good fortune America had in having the right men in the right places at the right times."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Ellis is a storyteller, and a superb one too. He employs the same narrative technique he developed most successfully in Founding Brothers . Throughout there is the same captivating colloquial style for which he is famous, and the same clarity of exposition." --Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of Books "Joseph J. Ellis' Founding Brothers won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in history. American Creation is at least its equal and perhaps its superior." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Mr. Ellis humanizes the founding generation without tearing them down--a delicate operation in a politically charged time." -- The New York Sun "He writes history as it should be: as a page-turner." -- Library Journal "This subtle, brilliant examination puts Ellis among the finest of America's narrative historians." -- Publishers Weekly "His books on early American history are national treasures." --Roger Bishop, Bookpage From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Decimal
973.3
Synopsis
From the prizewinning author of the bestselling Founding Brothers and American Sphinx comes this masterly and highly ironic examination of the founding years of our country.
LC Classification Number
E302.1.E44 2007

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