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'The Lost Founder' profiles a brilliant lawyer who helped craft the Constitution
Jesse Wegman's book tells the story of James Wilson, a largely forgotten founding father who lived a colorful life and died as a Supreme Court justice on the run from the law and creditors.
Wait, so James Wilson was THIS guy who actually wrote the Constitution? Thats wild! The guy who helped draft our foundational document was literally a lawyer who was also on the run from creditors? This is so much more interesting than what I thought the founding fathers were like. What a fascinating twist on our history! (Also, can we get a podcast episode on this? )