Joseph Ellis on American Creation and the Founding

Sep 8, 2008 · 01:07:33

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Joseph Ellis on the nuanced founding of the United States.
Covers triumphs and tragedies of American creation.
Presents Founders as complex figures, not saints or demons.

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