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Author Glover, Lorri, 1967- author.

Title The fate of the revolution : Virginians debate the Constitution / Lorri Glover, Saint Louis University.

Publication Info. Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.

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Description 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series Witness to history
Witness to history (Baltimore, Md.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-191) and index.
Contents Fall 1787, first reactions -- Winter 1787-1788, jockeying for power -- Spring 1788, electing the delegates -- Summer 1788, debating in Richmond -- Summer 1788, deciding the question and the future.
Summary In The Fate of the Revolution, Lorri Glover explains why Virginia's wrangling over ratification led to such heated political debate. Beginning in 1787, when they first learned about the radical new government design, Virginians had argued about the proposed Constitution's meaning and merits. The convention delegates, who numbered among the most respected and experienced patriots in Revolutionary America, were roughly split in their opinions. Patrick Henry, for example, the greatest orator of the age, opposed James Madison, the intellectual force behind the Constitution. The two sides were so evenly matched that in the last days of the convention, the savviest political observers still could not confidently predict the outcome.
Subject Virginia. Convention (1788)
Constitutional history -- United States.
Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
Virginia. Convention. (OCoLC)fst01758889
Constitutional history. (OCoLC)fst00875777
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Virginia. (OCoLC)fst01204597
Chronological Term 1775-1865
ISBN 9781421420011 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1421420015 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9781421420028 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1421420023 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781421420035 (electronic)
1421420031 (electronic)

 
    
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