After listening to David McCullough's "John Adams" Joesph Ellis' "Founding Brothers" was a disappointment. Ellis writes about 6 events surrounding the lives of John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.

The events, Burr and Hamilton's deadly duel; Hamilton; Jefferson, and Madison's secret dinner, where the capital's permanent location & Hamilton's financial plan were planned; Franklin's drive to end slavery, and Madison's efforts to thwart it; Washington's Farewell Address; Adams's challenges as Washington's successor & an alleged scheme to pass the presidency on to his son; and Adams and Jefferson's correspondence at the end of their lives. Though all 6 events had some noteworthiness, they were way to long and about midway no longer kept my interest.

McCullough's biography kept my interest throughout, his writing on events presented a more personable approach. Where as Ellis made them sound just like men of history

Ellis is a recognized writer of American History and has authored many books of which I plan to listen to, but as for listening to "Founding Brothers" for the most part it was like those days back in school, "boring!!!"