(Hardback)

"[A] superb distillation of a complex moment in U.S. history."-- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Drawing on hundreds of sources to paint a vivid portrait of a new nation, Thomas B. Allen tells the long-hidden history of how George Washington and the other Founders set this new federal government into motion.

(Hardback)

The public interest in state secrets and espionage has been piqued by our current international conflicts, and this engrossing book - engagingly written for the general reader - will definitely feed that fascination.

(Paperback)