MANY HEADS AND MANY HANDS: James Madison's Search for a More Perfect Union : Northampton House Press : 9781937997656 : 1937997650 : 01 Jan 2016 : "This lively and entertaining book begins a much-needed conversation about the modern history that our Founders knew so well and which our generation has largely forgotten." -- Dr. Lynn Uzzell, Scholar in Residence at Montpelier"Using stories of pivotal individuals within this process, VanDuren reviews the creation of these layers of law that eventually inspired the framers of the U.S. Constitution. For instance, Frankish Queen Balthild's reforms to land ownership in the seventh century led to Philips van Leyden's 14th-century demand that rulers respect public interest . . . . . A fictionalized version of the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia ties all these threads together. First-time author VanDuren delivers impressive research on individuals whose ideas guided the drafters of the Constitution." - Kirkus Reviews"In this age of