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.