Doug wrote:
>
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> >
> >I find it ironic that so many of our founders and
> >subsequent leaders had such difficulty with this
> >concept of equality: that race, creed and gender have
> >no bearing on 'self-evident truths.'
> >I find it marvelous and amazing that they nevertheless
> >created one of the most tolerant and democratic
> >societies in history - one that is arrogantly proud
> >yet scathingly self-critical.
> >
> Well put.
>
> >Our book club recently finished Joseph Ellis'
> >_Founding Brothers_ - talk about the right men at the
> >right time in the right places...mirabile dictu! (if
> >my HS Latin recall is correct)
> >
>
> Hmm, I'm reading that right now and in fact the chapter I'm on is
> discussing this very thing. It seems that they had to make the
> constitution ambiguous in order to appease South Carolina and Georgia.
> It also says something about how people thought that the momentum of
> the revolution would bring an end to slavery.
Question for y'all (or anyone else who's read the book):
Does anyone know if the History Channel miniseries "Founding Brothers"
was based on this book?
I taped the miniseries when it was on sometime before the move. I think
that tape is still packed, but I plan to eventually watch it. If one is
the basis for the other, that might influence my likelihood of reading
the book....
Julia
