Two hundred fifty years ago\, passionate m en attempted to create something the world had never seen before: a nation built not on kings or armies\, but on ideas where the people ruled.
\nIn "The Democracy We Must Keep"\, historian David O. Stewart takes read ers inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation of the United States&mdash\;from Patrick Henry's thunderous cry for liberty to the caref ully crafted design of a government chosen by the people\, with limits on all officials holding power under the Constitution.
\nThrough the wo rds of seven visionary founders&mdash\;Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\, and others&mdash\;Stewart shows how a fragi le experiment in self-government took shape.
\nThese men were not sa ints. They argued passionately. They worried that the new nation might fal l apart. Yet together\, they forged the principles that must still define American democracy:
\nAs the United States celebrates its 250th anniver sary\, \;The Democracy We Must Keep \;urges readers to rediscover core ideas that built the nation&mdash\;and to consider what it will take to protect them.
\nRegister today to gain a deeper understanding of how American democracy started\, why it still matters\, and the active rol e each generation must play to uphold it.
\nAbout the Author :
\nDavid O. Stewart has published eleven award-winning and best-selling books of history and historical novels. In 2023\, he receive d the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Washington Independent Review of B ooks. His most recent fictional series\, the Overstreet Saga\, is inspired by family stories his mother told. He lives in Maryland with the light of his life\, Nancy Floreen\; they have three children and six grandchildren .
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