Image: “Stadt Wien in Oesterreich” by Joseph Daniel von Huber (1769). From the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet...)

Image: [Photoprint of Jacksonville Post Office and Courthouse] by Elsner's Photo and Art Shop (c. 1930). From the Andrew J. Bramlett Collection.

Image: “Great Industrial Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland, 1853” (1853). From the Smithsonian Institution Archives (collections.si.edu/search/detai...)

In 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, they were looted by the Venetians and moved to St. Mark’s. The originals are now on display inside, with replicas placed outside.

Image: [Triumphal Quadriga of St. Mark’s Basilica] (c. 1900). From the Andrew J. Bramlett Collection.

Ellis does not posit that they had a magic answer to every question, but instead shows that the issues we struggle with in the twenty-first century were just as thorny and controversial 250 years ago.

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American Dialogue is not about “if the Founding Fathers were around today, ________,” but instead looks at how important issues have evolved since these individuals were alive.

In American Dialogue, Ellis asks what the Founding Fathers can teach us about modern America. He uses four as examples: Jefferson, Adams, Madison, and lastly Washington.

The third and final Cliff House was built in 1909 and is today preserved by the National Park Service.

Image: “Cliff House and Ocean Beach, San Francisco, Cal.” published by Edward H. Mitchell (c. 1896 – 1906). From the Andrew J. Bramlett Collection.

Image: [Trademark registration by A. Booth Packing Company for Black Diamond Brand California Fresh Salmon brand Canned Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish] (1889). From the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov/resource/trm...)

Image: “Old Town Hall; 14th century” by Ost. Lichtbildstelle and G. R. Swain (Date Unknown). From the University of Michigan Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection (quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/...)

Though he eventually surrendered, Sitting Bull was killed in a fight with an Indian Service agent in 1890.

Image: “Sitting Bull” by Rudolf Cronau, published by the Rommler & Jonas Lithography Company (1885). From the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (npg.si.edu/object/npg_N...)

Image: [The death of Aeschylus] by Maso Finiguerra and Baccio Baldini (1470-1475). From the Trustees of the British Museum (www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...)

The eagle saw the bald head of Aeschylus, thought it was a rock, and dropped the tortoise. Aeschylus did not survive the unfortunate encounter. (2/2)

Image: “NORTH FRONT ELEVATION - Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home, 501 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA” by David Kaminsky (1979). From the Historic American Building Survey, via the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov/resource/hhh...)