Books in the Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia series

Part two of three volume set, this text begins with the Congress that met following the Chesapeake incident, covers the period of the War of 1812, and closes with the end of Madison's administration. Originally published in 1978.

Part three of three volume set, this text opens with Monroe's inauguration, reports the postwar period, and chronicles the changing developments in the 1820s. Originally published in 1978.

Examines the intricate financial history of the American Revolution and the Confederation and connects it to political and constitutional developments in the period. Whether states or Congress should pay the debts of the Revolution and collect the taxes was a pivotal question whose solution would largely determine the country's progress toward national union.