Virginia's Finest

While Virginia is known as the Mother of Presidents, the Old Dominion is far less well-known for its outstanding congressional statesmen. This book corrects that oversight, describing the backgrounds and accomplishments of the ten most outstanding Virginians who served in the U.S. Senate, Featured are two giants who later served as president, and one who served as the president of the country under the Articles of Confederation. Others also served as the Secretaries of State and War, as Emissaries to France and England, and authors of major legislation such as the Federal Reserve System.