Washington's Task Was To Transform The Improbable

Because He Could Not Afford To Fail, He Could Not Afford To Trust.

I Would Say Readers Can Trust My Work More Than Anyone Else's.

To My Three Sons, Peter, Scott, And Alexander Who Pulled Me From The 18th Century And Back Into The Present On A Regular Basis And Therefore Made Me A Better Person, Thank You. And To My Wife, Who Sits At The Table There. Who Is Right About Almost Everything.

Chronology, So The Saying Goes, Is The Last Refuge Of The Feeble-minded And The Only Resort For Historians.

[quoting Someone Else] The American Constitution Is A Document Designed By Geniuses To Be Eventually Interpreted By Idiots