Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Redeeming Mr. Morris -- PART I. BACKGROUND -- CHAPTER 1. The Pedigree -- CHAPTER 2. A Profession -- PART II. REVOLUTION -- CHAPTER 3. Things Fall Apart -- CHAPTER 4. “The Great Question of Independency� -- CHAPTER 5. Breaking the Fetters -- PART III. NATIONAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 6. The Continental Congress, 1778-1779 -- CHAPTER 7. Money Matters -- CHAPTER 8. The Convention -- PART IV. EUROPE -- CHAPTER 9. Paris,1789 -- CHAPTER 10. Business as Usual -- CHAPTER 11. A Presidential Mission
CHAPTER 12. Minister to FrancePART V. SETTLING DOWN -- CHAPTER 13. The Long Journey Home -- CHAPTER 14. On Native Ground -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Gouverneur Morris was one of the leading figures of the Constitutional Convention, putting the American Constitution in its final version, including its opening Preamble. This biography tells his robust story, including his celebrated love affairs during his long stay in Europe
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-334) and index
