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Randall, award-winning biographer of several Founding Fathers, re-assesses Charles Beard's argument regarding the economic objectives of wealthy elites in designing the Constitution. Drawing on material unavailable to Beard, Randall examines the financial successes, failures, and motives of key figures, all prominent businessmen, whose monetary health was affected by British mercantile policies. Most were involved in risky land speculation and other schemes to expand their wealth, and fortunes fl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More