First published 2012
America has won the Revolution, but George Washington watches his young nation fall apart. The thirteen states fight among themselves while the country drowns in debt. In Massachusetts, angry farmers raise weapons against their own government. Washington fears the independence they fought so hard to win may slip away entirely. In May 1787, delegates from across the struggling states gather in Philadelphia during a brutal summer. Washington joins James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and others in secret meetings that will determine America's fate. These men must create something entirely new: a framework that can transform their weak alliance into a strong nation. Their work in that sweltering hall will establish the Constitution and forge a country that draws power from its people. This illustrated account captures the moment when America's founders saved their fledgling democracy from collapse.
Genres: historical-fiction, american, politics, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figures, political-intrigue
Setting: Philadelphia, Massachusetts
Period: 1787, American Revolution
40 pages · Paperback · A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books