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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 589 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The dramatic story of the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, the first new account of this seminal moment in American history in years.
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Americans of late have taken to waving the Constitution in the air and proclaiming, 'The founders were on MY side! See, it's all right here!' But these phantom constitutions bear little relation to the historical one. By entering the world of the Constitution's framers, and experiencing it one day after the next as they did, Ray Raphael helps us understand how and why they created the document they did. Casting aside preconceptions and commonly held...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The life-long Democrat who played Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show puts out a call to all liberals to reclaim the constitution from right-wingers. The men who wrote it couldn't agree on what it meant, so should you trust someone who claims they do?
Author
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[1985]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 695 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
James Madison's record of the Constitutional Convention traces day by day the debates held from May to September 1787 and presents the only complete picture we have of the strategy, interests, and ideas of the Founders at the convention itself. In this indispensable primary document, Madison not only provides detailed insights into one of the great events of US history, but clearly sets forth his own position on such issues as the balance of powers,...
Author
Series
New Jersey archives volume 3rd ser
Publisher
New Jersey State Library, Archives and History Bureau
Pub. Date
[1974-1986]
Physical Desc
5 volumes ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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