The Question and Answer section for Founding Brothers is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Washington trid to convince the American people that his service was no longer necessary. In his first inaugural address, Washington stated that he truly believed that he was never qualified to be president.
I think this is asking for your opinion rather than mine. I think Ellis found all of them gifted but deeply flawed. I'm really not sure if he favoured one.
In an interview, Ellis answered this question fully....
After I finished my last two books, on John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, I realized that I had read much of the correspondence produced by the founding generation. I did have to go through the...
