TIME The Founding Fathers: The American Visionaries Who Created a Great Nation

How did our founding fathers work together to create the United States of America? In this new Special Edition from the editors of TIME, Founding Fathers: The American Visionaries Who Created a Great Nation, the focus is on the core that made history—Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison—examining their thoughts and political creativity, and their amazing ability to combine the two in order to build something entirely new. Discover the birth of our nation with profiles of these leaders and many others—including the “Women of Independence,” who helped forge a path for the country—plus intriguing articles, alongside striking pictures and illustrations, about issues such as states’ rights that still resonate today. Founding Fathers is required reading for everyone interested in American history and our current political landscape.