America’s Ascent: Foresight of a Global Superpower

America's Rise: Early Visions of a Global Superpower

It’s the summer of 1787. A young nation, barely out of its swaddling clothes, is a fragile experiment perched precariously on the eastern seaboard of North America. The air in Philadelphia is thick with debate, the future of this fledgling republic hanging in the balance as delegates wrestle with the framework of a new government. … Read more