American Leviathan

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The Founder Who Built the Treasury
Robert Morris and the money behind independence
Jun 19
The Battle That Looked Like a Defeat
Bunker Hill and the cost of underestimating Americans
Jun 17
The Army Becomes a Nation
George Washington takes command
Jun 16
The Plan That Refused Consolidation
William Paterson and the fear of centralized power
Jun 15
The Rights Document That Shaped America
George Mason and the Virginia Declaration of Rights
Jun 12
The Indictment of a King
Jefferson writes the case for self-government
Jun 11
The Committee That Wrote a Civilization
Five men and the language of liberty
Jun 11
The Resolution That Changed the World
Richard Henry Lee forces the question
Jun 7
The Day Congress Began Editing History
Jefferson wrote the draft. Congress made it America’s document.
Jun 4
The Punishment That Created a Nation
Britain tried to isolate Boston. It accidentally unified America.
Jun 1

May 2026

The Plan to Save the Republic
Edmund Randolph, James Madison, and the fear of collapse
May 29
The Young Virginian Who Accidentally Started a World War
Before Washington founded a republic, he helped ignite an empire’s collapse
May 28
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