"It is a great, a pleasant thing to have a friend with whom to walk, untroubled, through the woods, by the stream, saying nothing, at peace--the heart all clean and quiet and empty, ready for the spirit that may choose to be its guest."
American biographer and nonfiction writer best known for bestselling historical works on U.S. political and constitutional history. Her books include widely read studies of the Founding era and major constitutional debates. She became one of the most prominent historical narrators for general audiences in mid-20th-century America.