Introduction. The Hamilton effect

Aaron Burr and the abuse of executive power

Luther Martin: sober analysis from a drunk founder

Mercy Otis Warren: the woman who blocked an American King

Join or die: Canasatego, Ben Franklin, and the confederacy in the wilderness

The Bill of Rights: Elbridge Gerry's "dangerous" idea

Mum Bett: the slave who claimed her rights

James Otis and the trial that gave us the Fourth Amendment

George Mason: defender of individual and economic freedom

Conclusion. Writing our forgotten founders back into history.