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"In lesser hands the fractious disputes and hysterical rhetoric of these contentious nation-builders might come across as hyperbolic pettiness. Ellis knows better, and he unpacks the real issues for his readers, revealing the driving assumptions and riveting fears that animated Americans' first encounter with the organized ideologies and interests we call parties."Joseph J. Ellis is the author of 'Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation' with ISBN 9781402505393 and ISBN 1402505396.
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