In The Democracy We Must Keep, historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation of the United States-from Patrick Henry’s thunderous cry for liberty to the carefully crafted design of a government chosen by the people, with limits on all officials holding power under the Constitution.

In 90 taut pages, the book distills what America’s Founders thought about our democratic government and asks if we remain true to their vision. As Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham wrote of The Democracy We Must Keep, “A great scholar of the American past, David O. Stewart, has brilliantly mined what has come before to guide us in our own, all-too-urgent American present. An important and timely volume.” more