The Quartet

The Quartet by Joseph J. Ellis. I’m not the biggest fan of American history but knowing this year we’d be limited to be within the US and since I enjoy reading history from places I travel to, I decided to give it a try.

It focuses on what’s called the second American revolution (the first being independence from Britain) led by four proeminent figures: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Jay, and James Madison. It culminates with the writing of the constitution.

It was interesting to learn how much the struggle of powers between states and the federal government influenced the nature of the constitution.

This entry was parsed from an older retrospective post.