Introduction: the grand procession -- Part I. The patriot -- The early years -- The Stamp Act Congress -- A new city -- Soldiers and statesmen -- The fight for independence -- War -- "Love me and pray for me" -- Part II. The jurist -- Chief Justice McKean -- Occupation of Philadelphia -- Alliance with France -- The treason trials -- President McKean -- The Siege of Yorktown -- The Longchamps Affair -- The end of war -- "An assembly of demigods" -- Rule of law -- Part III. The politician -- The tides of change -- The election of 1796 -- The rise of republicanism -- Governor McKean -- The election of 1800 -- Pinnacle of power -- The last signer -- Epilogue.
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