Discusses the need in 1787 for a new Constitution, the problems, personalities, and conflicts that helped shape it, and the struggle for its ratification.
"Long before the days of America's booming growth, twelve-year-old Miles Townsend, his family, and a handful of brave Quaker families faced the savage wilderness of the new world--determined to mold a great city dedicated to freedom and brotherly love. Here is the story of Philadelphia and the early settlers who lived in caves along the Delaware River in that first hard winter of 1682." -- Back cover.
