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November 9, 2002
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis


BCDC's rating: 3.6

The menu for this meeting: pumpkin pie, chili, pistachios, hazelnut cookies, and more...

A reading guide for this book is available at Random House's website.

Questions that came up at the meeting include:

  • Which founding brother did you most identify with and why?
  • Did you feel this book deserved its Pulitzer Prize? Why or why not?
  • Did this book change your impression of any of the "founding brothers"?
  • Did the multiple narratives approach work?