Prologue : "We cannot do without you" a Virginia dynasty -- Richard Henry Lee, Esquire -- Chantilly-on-the-Potomac -- The making of a radical -- The decision for American Independence -- Business and politics -- Defending the Potomac -- Mr. President -- "Killing ourselves for fear of dying" : the debate over the Federal Constitution -- The honorable senator from Virginia -- Twilight -- Epilogue : Legacies.
