About the Author

John Rhodehamel, volume editor, is Norris Foundation Curator of Early American Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. He is the author ofThe Great Experiment- George Washington and the American Republicand editor ofGeorge Washington- Writingsfor The Library of America.

Reviews

“[P]owerful, startling and a subtle but profound challenge to much that we think we know about the founders and their era.” —Los Angeles Times