No one event in American History has a significance value that is greater than the American Revolution, for it marked the birth of the nation itself. With luck, determination, and a vigorous ambition, the founding fathers triumphed over their adversaries and found a nation that would be the model for all democratic nations of the world. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, an award winning biography written by Joseph J. Ellis, explores the landmark moments of the early American Republic and the individuals who worked to secure it. The biography separates the early decades of the United States into six chapters, each telling its own tale. Joseph J. Ellis proficiently recalls the historical facts as if they were pragmatic short stories. Although every chapter is diverse in nearly every way, they do have one characteristic in common. Every chapter tells the confrontation of "greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals...