Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface IX
3. Contents XIII
4. I. The Student 1
5. II. England: Law and Love 13
6. III. The Colonial Counselor 22
7. IV. The Patriot Who Would Be Peacemaker 33
8. V. 1775: General Washington's Confidant 59
9. VI. 1776: The Brink of Disaster 84
10. VII. Camp or Council? 114
11. VIII. Integrity, Soft Words, and Hard Cash 132
12. IX. President of Pennsylvania 144
13. X. The War on the Home Front 167
14. XI. Great and Bitter Fruits 192
15. Conclusion 220
16. Notes 223
17. Bibliography 271
18. Index 287