I finally finished reading your recommended “Rise of The Republic.” Thanks!
It clearly described the evolution of self government among the colonies.
After over 150 years of tradition and experience, adoption of our federal Constitution was no accident; it was a logical conclusion.
Frothingham's delving into the ideas which inspired and motivated the Founders makes "The Rise of the Republic . . . " a unique work for today and, when read alongside JQA's "Jubilee" Address, Justice Story's "Commentaries . . . ," "THE FEDERALIST," Madison's "Notes," Burke's "Speech on Conciliation," and Tocqueville's 1830's observations, these can provide a more comprehensive background for appreciation of the truly unique "miracle" which happened in America.
Too bad the 20th Century "censors" revised and rewrote the nation's marvelous history and, until technology overtook them in the 21st Century, the real history of America almost was obscured. Not any more!
Today, one doesn't have to travel to libraries in distant places, handwrite notes in dusty stacks, and type them into papers. Instead, the Founders' complete writings, as well as these other early histories, can be read with the click of a mouse.
Divine Providence must still be about His work of preserving America as a place of liberty!