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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Bicentennial of the Constitution, September 17, 1787-1987
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Miracle At Philadelphia
Author: Catherine Drinker Bowen
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 9780316103985
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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A classic history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, the stormy, dramatic session that produced the most enduring of political documents: the Constitution of the United States. From Catherine Drinker Bowen, noted American biographer and National Book Award winner, comes the canonical account of the Constitutional Convention recommended as "required reading for every American." Looked at straight from the records, the Federal Convention is startlingly fresh and new, and Mrs. Bowen evokes it as if the reader were actually there, mingling with the delegates, hearing their arguments, witnessing a dramatic moment in history. Here is the fascinating record of the hot, sultry summer months of debate and decision when ideas clashed and tempers flared. Here is the country as it was then, described by contemporaries, by Berkshire farmers in Massachusetts, by Patrick Henry's Kentucky allies, by French and English travelers. Here, too, are the offstage voices--Thomas Jefferson and Tom Paine and John Adams from Europe. In all, fifty-five men attended; and in spite of the heat, in spite of clashing interests--the big states against the little, the slave states against the anti-slave states--in tension and anxiety that mounted week after week, they wrote out a working plan of government and put their signatures to it.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 9780316103985
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A classic history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, the stormy, dramatic session that produced the most enduring of political documents: the Constitution of the United States. From Catherine Drinker Bowen, noted American biographer and National Book Award winner, comes the canonical account of the Constitutional Convention recommended as "required reading for every American." Looked at straight from the records, the Federal Convention is startlingly fresh and new, and Mrs. Bowen evokes it as if the reader were actually there, mingling with the delegates, hearing their arguments, witnessing a dramatic moment in history. Here is the fascinating record of the hot, sultry summer months of debate and decision when ideas clashed and tempers flared. Here is the country as it was then, described by contemporaries, by Berkshire farmers in Massachusetts, by Patrick Henry's Kentucky allies, by French and English travelers. Here, too, are the offstage voices--Thomas Jefferson and Tom Paine and John Adams from Europe. In all, fifty-five men attended; and in spite of the heat, in spite of clashing interests--the big states against the little, the slave states against the anti-slave states--in tension and anxiety that mounted week after week, they wrote out a working plan of government and put their signatures to it.
Constitution
Author: United States
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Languages : en
Pages : 66
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A Resource Guide
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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First Report of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
Author: Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1260
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1260
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
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Languages : en
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U.S. Government Books
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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The Founders' Constitution
Author: Philip B. Kurland
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ISBN: 9780865972797
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Reprint of the 1987 U. of Chicago Press cloth edition. The five volumes contain a collection of thoughts, opinions, and arguments of the Founders. Readers seeking a general view of a question that took the form of a phrase or clause in the Constitution can find materials assembled under the article, section, and clause numbers of that provision. Those seeking more information are referred to other primary materials, some of which are included in volume 1, which contains materials organized by theme. Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5 address, respectively, Preamble through Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 through Article 2, Section 1; Article 2, Section 2, through Article 7; and Amendments I-XII. Edited by Kurland (formerly of the U. of Chicago) and Lerner (Committee on Social Thought, U. of Chicago). Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
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ISBN: 9780865972797
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Reprint of the 1987 U. of Chicago Press cloth edition. The five volumes contain a collection of thoughts, opinions, and arguments of the Founders. Readers seeking a general view of a question that took the form of a phrase or clause in the Constitution can find materials assembled under the article, section, and clause numbers of that provision. Those seeking more information are referred to other primary materials, some of which are included in volume 1, which contains materials organized by theme. Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5 address, respectively, Preamble through Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 through Article 2, Section 1; Article 2, Section 2, through Article 7; and Amendments I-XII. Edited by Kurland (formerly of the U. of Chicago) and Lerner (Committee on Social Thought, U. of Chicago). Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Army Reserve Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Languages : en
Pages : 586
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