Examines the causes, events, and results of the second war between England and America.

Covering the crucial years from the winning of independence to the creation of the federal government, The Forging of the Union may be considered a sequel to Richard B. Morris's Bancroft Award-winning book, The Peacemakers. Reexamining an enormous fund of original sources and the latest monographs, Morris treats the Confederation interlude as an extraordinary, if brief, period of trial and experimentation. Grave doubts were entertained on a wide variety...

Discusses the history of censorship, recent developments and controversies, and such related issues as freedom of speech, obscenity, rock music lyrics, libel, and intellectual freedom.

A history of the conflicts between the government and religion in the United States, due to interpretations of the Constitution. Also discusses current on-going conflicts and recent Supreme Court decisions.

Surveys the concept of the right of privacy, its history, the laws protecting it, the effects of computers and other technological developments, and the conflict of rights in such issues as national security and police investigations.

Recounts the life of America's first president, including his youth in Virginia, military career, role in the formation of an independent nation, and leadership of that new country.

A biography of the man who among other achievements was a Revolutionary War hero, an aide and advisor to George Washington, a framer of the Constitution, and the first Secretary of the Treasury of the newly formed United States.