Young Patriots : The Remarkable Story of Two Men, Their Impossible Plan, and the Revolution That Created the Constitution Book

?Author to Reader - vii Acknowledgments - xi
1. Less Than a Nation - 1
2. Young Hopefuls - 13
3. A Matter of Class - 33
4. A Rebellion Pays Off - 47
5. States in Disarray - 61
6. Springtime in Philadelphia - 75
7. Washington's Way - 93
8. Welcome Arrivals - 103
9. A Striking Start - 121
10. Small States Strike Back - 135
11. A Wave of Confidence - 147
12. Hamilton Stuns the Meeting - 159
13. A Great Man's Support - 171
14. Exciting Associates - 181
15. Presidential Questions - 193
16. Distaste for Finance - 203
17. Courts and Compromises - 215
18. Signed but Not Sealed - 227
19. Jefferson Reacts - 235
20. Rejecting Europe's Ways - 249
21. Formidable Opposition - 255
22. Narrowest of Victories - 271
23. "Long Live George Washington" - 285
24. The Truth about Rhode Island - 293
25. The First Fruits - 299
?Epilogue: A New Place in World History - 313
The Constitution of the United States - 321
Source Notes - 337
Index - 349

Charles Cerami is the author of the New York Times extended bestseller, Jefferson's Great Gamble (Sourcebooks, 2003), which tells the story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase. He is also the author of Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot, among others. Cerami lives in Washington, D.C.