Written out of history
Subtitle: the forgotten founders who fought big government
By: Senator Mike Lee
Publisher: Sentinel
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780399564451
Subjects: Politics and government; Founding Fathers of the United States; Biography
Description: Discusses the men and women who, in the early days of the United States, spoke out about the threat of a too powerful and intrusive federal government.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The Hamilton effect; title: Aaron Burr and the abuse of executive power; title: Luther Martin: sober analysis from a drunk founder; title: Mercy Otis Warren: the woman who blocked an American King; title: Join or die: Canasatego, Ben Franklin, and the confederacy in the wilderness; title: The Bill of Rights: Elbridge Gerry's "dangerous" idea; title: Mum Bett: the slave who claimed her rights; title: James Otis and the trial that gave us the Fourth Amendment; title: George Mason: defender of individual and economic freedom; title: Conclusion. Writing our forgotten founders back into history.