The Forsaken Founder
Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror
$50.99
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
Uncover the little-known story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant yet overlooked Founding Father whose visionary ideas from writing key components of the US Constitution to helping create America’s first bank to holding an unwavering stance against slavery shaped the nation’s future.
When George Washington and the Continental Army faced starvation, he turned to Gouverneur Morris to help devise a plan to provision the troops. When the fledgling nation needed a financial system to sust…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668094945 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668094940 |
| Author: | Scott S. Greenberger |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 515g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Scott S. Greenberger
Scott S. Greenberger is coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis and author of The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur.
Currently the executive editor of Stateline, he has been a newspaper reporter at the Austin American-Statesman and The Boston Globe. He has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, and GQ.
Greenberger has a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University and a master’s degree in international relations from George Washington University. He lives in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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