The lost founder James Wilson and the forgotten fight for a people's constitution
"New York Times journalist Jesse Wegman tells the story of James Wilson, a Founding Father whose bold vision shaped American democracy but whose legacy was lost to scandal. As a young lawyer, James Wilson made a celebrated case for American independence in an essay that inspired the famous words "We...
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New York :
Celadon Books,
2026.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- A Scottish Childhood
- New Life in America
- The "Considerations" Essay
- The Declaration
- The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
- The Fort Wilson Riot
- Prosperity and Crisis
- Philadelphia 1787
- The Real Work Begins
- The Signing
- Three Fifths
- The Speech in the State House Yard
- Ratification
- Aftermath
- Riding High
