| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xi, 348 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index. |
| Note |
"As it revealed itself in the strange mix of bankers, farmers, politicians, merchants, scholars and generals who struggled throughout the long summer of 1787 to construct a constitution unique in the history of nations"--Jacket subtitle. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The man of history -- The man of order -- The man of liberty -- Early arrivals -- The opening session -- pt. 2. First principles -- The question of democracy -- The executive -- The keystone of the Constitution -- pt. 3. The opposition in place -- The localists attack -- The localists attack again -- The localists attack yet again -- Anarchy, and the turning point -- The fourth of July -- The great compromise -- pt. 4. The President -- Details -- Slavery -- The powers of Congress -- The President again -- Finishing touches and final objections -- The signing -- Epilogue: Ratification. |
| Summary |
"As it revealed itself in the strange mix of bankers, farmers, politicians, merchants, scholars and generals who struggled throughout the long summer of 1787 to construct a constitution unique in the history of nations"--Jacket subtitle. |
| Subject |
United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
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Constitutional Convention (United States : 1787) (OCoLC)fst01695393
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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United States -- Constitutional history.
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Constitutional history. (OCoLC)fst00875777
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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United States -- Constitution -- History.
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
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| Chronological Term |
1787
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| Indexed Term |
Constitutional history United States |
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United States Constitutional Convention (1787) |
| ISBN |
006015702X |
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9780060157029 |
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