America's Fourteen Unknown Presidents

America's Fourteen Unknown Presidents explores the lives and careers of the fourteen men who served as President before the adoption of the United States Constitution. These largely unknown men served collectively from September 5, 1774 to April 30, 1789. They were sometimes referred to as "President of the Confederacy," "President of Congress," or "President of the United States in Congress Assembled." We can better call them the "Unknown Presidents." History has largely forgotten the acts preformed by these men while they were President. However, their accomplishments were (sometimes) spectacular. During the time these men served, America built a military force from scratch, declared its independence, and successfully conducted a war against the greatest military power on earth. In addition, during this time, America formed an unsuccessful "Perpetual Union" and replaced it with "a more perfect Union" that has withstood the test of time. Readers may recognize the names of a few of the Presidents included here for their accomplishments before or after they became President. Other of the unknown Presidents may be mysteries to readers in any regard. Regardless, these early Presidents do not receive the credit due them for their contributions to the formation of the United States. This book provides brief biographical data of each of the fourteen Presidents before George Washington. It is the hope of the author that readers will become interested and seek out more information about these men. In addition to the biographical data about the unknown Presidents individually, the author has included a small chapter of comparative data relating to the unknown Presidents. This will give the reader a better understanding of these men. The author also includes several indexes containing founding documents that the reader should find useful and illuminating.