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Reprint of Bob Toerpe's popular series on the Constitutional debate of 1788 in the pivotal state of Virginia.  The Founding Fathers weren't quite as stuffy as they're sometimes portrayed. 

• Part One
  George Washington's Wait

• Part Two
  The Delegates Arrive 

• Part Three
  Strenuous Objections

• Part Four
  John Marshall to the Rescue

• Part Five
  Patrick Henry's Final gambit

• Part Six
  The Courage of Patrick Henry