By doing this, Bailyn puts emphasis on their intellectual contributions to the American Revolution. In contrast to this, Craven’s view scrutinizes the founding fathers actions and their legacies. By doing this, Craven highlights their shortcomings, contradictions, and the ways in which the founding fathers have been mythologized in American History as a whole. These differences in treatment show Bailyn still offering readers a more intellectual perspective on history, while Craven continues to provide a more critical assessment of his time through the founding fathers as historical figures. Following this are the different aspects of legacy and contemporary relevance. While there was also a similarity between the two works, the way the authors go about approaching the aspect is different. Bailyn’s work puts an emphasis on the significance of the ideas articulated during the revolution, highlighting the impact these ideas had on American political culture and institutions. Craven, however, focuses more on how and in what ways the Founding Fathers myth has come into place, formed over time, and the implications on American