Introduction 1(16)
ACT I GEORGE WASHINGTON
Out of Many, One
17(37)
With Liberty and Order for All
54(29)
Unum Versus Pluribus
83(34)
ACT II JOHN ADAMS
A Churchgoing Animal
117(29)
Black Cockades and Tricolors
146(24)
``Order Is Heaven's First Law''
170(17)
``The Grand Question''
187(36)
ACT III THOMAS JEFFERSON
The American Dreamer
223(21)
``For Jefferson and Liberty''
244(29)
Utopia Meets Reality
273(26)
ACT IV JAMES MADISON
Constructing Freedom's Altar
299(27)
Defending the Empire of Liberty
326(35)
ACT V JAMES MONROE
All for One and One for All
361(30)
Considerations of Humanity
391(24)
Epilogue 415(30)
Appendix: Did George Washington Say ``So Help Me God''? 445(6)
Acknowledgments 451(2)
Endnotes 453(44)
Bibliography 497(18)
Index 515