America's Forgotten History: Part One. FoundationsIs it America's destiny to be both a nanny state and garrison state? America's Forgotten History questions standard history from a constitutionalist point of view. This, the first of five volumes, covers English roots, the colonial period, the Revolution, the Constitution, and the first four presidential administrations, those of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. CONTACT mark.david.ledbetter@gmail.com |
Contents
Americas Forgotten History | 1 |
CHAPTER ONE Prelude to America | 12 |
CHAPTER TWO What Kind of Government? | 89 |
GATHERING IN PHILADELPHIA | 125 |
George Washington | 172 |
John Adams | 197 |
Thomas Jefferson | 232 |
James Madison | 284 |
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