Let me quickÂly call your attenÂtion to an interÂview with Joseph Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize-winÂning and bestÂselling hisÂtoÂriÂan, who most recentÂly pubÂlished AmerÂiÂcan CreÂation: TriÂumphs and Tragedies in the FoundÂing of the RepubÂlic. In this casuÂal, wide-rangÂing conÂverÂsaÂtion (lisÂten below or here) with Russ Roberts, the host of EconÂTalk, Ellis talks through the foundÂing years of the UnitÂed States — the break with EngÂland, the RevÂoÂluÂtionÂary War, the draftÂing of the conÂstiÂtuÂtion and the forgÂing of the nation. A good conÂverÂsaÂtion for hisÂtoÂry buffs, and an inforÂmaÂtive talk for those less familÂiar with AmerÂiÂca’s beginÂnings. You can genÂerÂalÂly find EconÂTalk (which typÂiÂcalÂly focusÂes on ecoÂnomÂics) here: iTunes – RSS Feed – Web Site.