A REPUBLIC OF SCOUNDRELS: The Schemers, Intriguers & Adventurers Who Created a New American Nation

The Founding Fathers are often revered as American saints; here are the stories of those Founders who where schemers and scoundrels, vying for their own interests ahead of the nation's. Seeks to re-examine the Founding Generation and replace the hagiography of the Founding Fathers with something more realistic: a picture that embraces the many facets of our nation's origins. Photos.