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xxxv, 407 pages ; 21 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Genesis of the U.S. Constitution, 1776-1787 -- Private correspondence of the founders, 1787-1788 -- Selected Federalist papers, 1787-1788 -- Selected Anti-Federalist writings, 1787-1788 -- Completing and implementing the Constitution, 1788-1789. |
| Summary |
"Historian Michael Kammen presents here, for the first time, the documented history of the evolution of the American Constitution--from the early influential ideas of the state constitutions and The Articles of Confederation to the political writings of The Federalist papers and the dissenting views of the Anti-Federalist papers. Using personal correspondence between Madison, Washington, Jefferson, and others, Kammen re-creates the debates and behind-the-scenes negotiations that unfolded at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 and the reflections, years later, of the founders on their brilliant, complex creation"--Back cover. |
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Constitutional history -- United States -- Sources.
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Constitutional history. (OCoLC)fst00875777
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United States -- Constitutional history -- Sources.
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Constitutional history United States Sources |
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Kammen, Michael G.
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| ISBN |
0140087443 (pbk.) |
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9780140087444 (pbk.) |
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