Forge of Union

One of the most important news stories of the last two centuries comes to life in this eyewitness account of America's first Federal elections, the First Congress, and the creation of the Bill of Rights. In a swiftmoving and colorful chronicle written by St. John as though he were an onthescene reporter, listeners will discover how Madison had to fight both friend and foe of the Constitution to pass a Federal Bill of Rights in the First Congress; why Washington and Madison saw the future of America in the frontier West and not in Europe; and how Spanish and British intriguesand hostile Indian tribes on the American frontierposed a threat to the survival of the new national government.Vastly entertaining, based on documented and newlyavailable sources, this book is both a popular history and an important contribution to the study of the founding of the American Republic.