{"title":"Joseph J. Ellis","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep into the insightful world of American history with the works of \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph J. Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e, an acclaimed historian and author renowned for his exceptional contributions to the understanding of the nation's past. With a narrative style that is both engaging and informative, Ellis expertly weaves together historical analysis and compelling storytelling to bring to life the figures and events that have shaped the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEllis's \u003cem\u003eThe Cause\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the crucial early years of American independence, offering readers a deep exploration of the Revolutionary War and the complex dynamics that fuelled the colonies' bid for freedom. His attention to detail and ability to humanise historical events make this book an essential read for anyone interested in the roots of American democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePassionate Sage\u003c\/em\u003e, Ellis presents a nuanced portrait of one of America's Founding Fathers, John Adams. Through meticulous research and insightful commentary, this biography reveals the lesser-known aspects of Adams's life and presidency, highlighting his enduring influence on the nation and his often overlooked yet significant contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoseph J. Ellis's books are perfect for those interested in \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e genres. His works invite readers to explore the intricate tapestry of America's early years and gain a greater appreciation for the trials and triumphs that defined the country's formative moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Joseph J. Ellis's collection today and experience history with the clarity and perspective only a master historian can provide.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"passionate-sage-by-joseph-j-ellis-9781324036159","title":"Passionate Sage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Adams was unique among the nation's founders in leaving a record of his most intimate thoughts and feelings. Instinctively candid and politically incisive, Adams offers the clearest view of the ambitions and principles that drove the revolutionary generation. \u003cem\u003ePassionate Sage\u003c\/em\u003e offers a brilliant introduction to the second president: his politics, his affinities for family and friendship even with political opponents like Jefferson, and his enduring significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEllis's palpable affection lends a pleasing glow to his profile of Adams, which is why \u003cem\u003ePassionate Sage\u003c\/em\u003e is his best book.\u003c\/em\u003e – Judith Shulevitz, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImpassioned and erudite... A captivating portrait of this Massachusetts native as a wonderfully contrary genius possessed of an uncommon moral intelligence and farsighted political wisdom.\u003c\/em\u003e – Michiko Kakutani, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe best portrait of a Revolutionary-era statesman.\u003c\/em\u003e – Evan Thomas, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833417060588,"sku":"9781324036159","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11045983482659.jpg?v=1758456602"},{"product_id":"the-cause-by-joseph-j-ellis-9781631498985","title":"The Cause","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn one of the most \"exciting and engaging\" (Gordon S. Wood) histories of the American founding in decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis offers an epic account of the origins and clashing ideologies of America's revolutionary era, recovering a war more brutal, and more disorienting, than any in our history, save perhaps the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than two centuries, historians have debated the history of the American Revolution, disputing its roots, its provenance, and above all, its meaning. These questions have intrigued Ellis—one of our most celebrated scholars of American history—throughout his entire career. With this much-anticipated volume, he at last brings the story of the revolution to vivid life, with \"surprising relevance\" (Susan Dunn) for our modern era. Completing a trilogy of books that began with \u003cem\u003eFounding Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cause\u003c\/em\u003e returns us to the very heart of the American founding, telling the military and political story of the war for independence from the ground up, and from all sides: British and American, loyalist and patriot, white and Black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking us from the end of the Seven Years' War to 1783, and drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, \u003cem\u003eThe Cause\u003c\/em\u003e interweaves action-packed tales of North American military campaigns with parlour-room intrigues back in England, creating a thrilling narrative that brings together a cast of familiar and long-forgotten characters. Here Ellis recovers the stories of Catherine Littlefield Greene, wife of Major General Nathanael Greene, the sister among the \"band of brothers\"; Thayendanegea, a Mohawk chief known to the colonists as Joseph Brant, who led the Iroquois Confederation against the Patriots; and Harry Washington, the enslaved namesake of George Washington, who escaped Mount Vernon to join the British Army and fight against his former master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCountering popular histories that romanticise the \"Spirit of '76,\" Ellis demonstrates that the rebels fought under the mantle of \"The Cause,\" a mutable, conveniently ambiguous principle that afforded an umbrella under which different, and often conflicting, convictions and goals could coexist. Neither an American nation nor a viable government existed at the end of the war. In fact, one revolutionary legacy regarded the creation of such a nation, or any robust expression of government power, as the ultimate betrayal of The Cause. This legacy alone rendered any effective response to the twin tragedies of the founding—slavery and the Native American dilemma—problematic at best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with the vivid and muscular prose for which Ellis is known, and with characteristically trenchant insight, \u003cem\u003eThe Cause\u003c\/em\u003e marks the culmination of a lifetime of engagement with the founding era. A landmark work of narrative history, it challenges the story we have long told ourselves about our origins as a people, and as a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000770511084,"sku":"9781631498985","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24323133482768.jpg?v=1763303360"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/joseph-j-ellis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}