Joseph ellis captures the heart and soul of the revolutionary generation with his aptly titled founding brothers a book that chronicles the approximately twenty year period that followed the ratification of the us constitution a period so dramatic that no novelist could have written it the book covers six key conflicts among the founders of this nation conflicts which typify their struggle to reconcile their disparate ideas on public policy it takes an in depth look at the . Joseph ellis captures the heart and soul of the revolutionary generation with his aptly titled founding brothers a book that chronicles the approximately twenty year period that followed the ratification of the us constitution a period so dramatic that no novelist could have written it the book covers six key conflicts among the founders of this nation conflicts which typify their . Joseph ellis sets out to depict the founding brothers washington jefferson burr hamilton franklin monroe and adams in what you may call their true light though the actions of this small group of political elites have left their mark our american history they were like you and i merely people with the some of the same flaws ellis does an excellent job of taking this group of extraordinary men and providing everyday insight into their lives successes and squabbles and