*Vintage Mass Market, 1951* In the wake of the Revolution, where a victorious America was still a fractious nation of squabbling states, Martin Rafferty is determined to be a major power in American industry. An ardent Federalist, he works with his friend Alexander Hamilton to ratify the Constitution. His belief in the rights of property owners to govern brings him into conflict with Jill Lansing, the girl he loves who believes in the rights of man above all else. Rafferty's climb to the top is also complicated by both the sensual Barbara Tappen, and the ruthless Clive Copeland, his implacable enemy.