Pinckney (1757-1824) is best known as the representative of South Carolina to the 1787 Constitutional Congress, where he presented one of the few complete drafts of government for the new nation. Later he broke with his Federalist family and supported the election of Democratic-Republican Jefferson to the presidency in 1800. Matthews strives to revive his memory in this revision of his doctoral dissertation in history for the University of South Carolina. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)