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Brushing up on American history

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Globe Correspondent / December 10, 2007

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" to his latest, "American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joseph Ellis (below) has established himself as one of America's best-selling popular historians. "Creation" is a set of six stories from the end of the Revolution up to the Louisiana Purchase showing how the foundations of the country were laid. This afternoon he'll read from his work. 1 p.m. Free. Borders, 10-24 School St., Boston, 617-557-7188. bordersstores.com

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