The Republic Forged: The True Story of America’s Founding

The Republic Forged: The True Story of America’s Founding
By Donald V. Dunham

Freedom was never inevitable, it was built, argued for and fought over by men who dared to question everything.

In The Republic Forged, Donald V. Dunham pulls back the curtain on the summer of 1787, when the American experiment stood at a crossroads. The Revolution had been won, but the nation itself was falling apart. From the ashes of chaos came the Constitution, a document born not of agreement, but of endurance.

Through gripping historical narrative and clear-eyed analysis, Dunham introduces the minds that defined the Republic, Washington’s steady leadership, Franklin’s wisdom, Hamilton’s ambition, Madison’s intellect, and the uncompromising spirit of dozens of others whose names deserve remembrance. These were not saints or legends, they were men of conviction who fought their own fears and flaws to forge a lasting nation.

The Republic Forged strips away modern myth and reveals the human story behind America’s founding, the rivalries, the philosophy, the bitter compromises, and the sheer determination that transformed thirteen divided colonies into a single Union.

This is not just a history book. It is a reminder of what liberty costs, what unity requires, and what it means to keep a Republic.

“A Republic, if you can keep it.” — Benjamin Franklin