Looks at the framing of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights and examines important articles and amendments as well as the three branches of government.
Profiles the life and political career of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington; and chronicles his childhood, education, and his famous duel with Aaron Burr.
Focuses on the time Jefferson served as the second governor of Virginia, when the invading British army forced him and the state legislature to flee westward to avoid capture, and explores the influence this experience had on his political thought and the nature of the presidency.
Presents a biographical portrait of George Washington, arguing that Washington's carefully cultivated image as a stoic figure of republican virture concealed his burning ambition and his skills in the arts of persuasion, leverage, and deniability.
Gouverneur Morris, the rake who wrote the Constitution
Brookhiser, Richard
2003
Presents a biography of Gouverneur Morris, the American patriot credited with writing the Preamble, as well as the final draft of the Constitution, discussing his achievements in politics and in social and domestic life.
Chronicles the life of Alexander Hamilton and discusses his immigration from Scotland, his political career, his system of law and finance, his economic vision, his tragic duel with Aaron Burr, and other related topics.
