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The Summer Of 1787
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Author : David O. Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-05-20
The Summer Of 1787 written by David O. Stewart and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traces the events of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in a historical account that covers such topics as the fierce conflicts that influenced the writing of the Constitution, the issues that divided the states, and the contributions of key players.
The Summer Of 1787
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Author : David O. Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-04-10
The Summer Of 1787 written by David O. Stewart and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-10 with History categories.
The Summer of 1787 takes us into the sweltering room in which the founding fathers struggled for four months to produce the Constitution: the flawed but enduring document that would define the nation—then and now. George Washington presided, James Madison kept the notes, Benjamin Franklin offered wisdom and humor at crucial times. The Summer of 1787 traces the struggles within the Philadelphia Convention as the delegates hammered out the charter for the world’s first constitutional democracy. Relying on the words of the delegates themselves to explore the Convention’s sharp conflicts and hard bargaining, David O. Stewart lays out the passions and contradictions of the, often, painful process of writing the Constitution. It was a desperate balancing act. Revolutionary principles required that the people have power, but could the people be trusted? Would a stronger central government leave room for the states? Would the small states accept a Congress in which seats were allotted according to population rather than to each sovereign state? And what of slavery? The supercharged debates over America’s original sin led to the most creative and most disappointing political deals of the Convention. The room was crowded with colorful and passionate characters, some known—Alexander Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris, Edmund Randolph—and others largely forgotten. At different points during that sultry summer, more than half of the delegates threatened to walk out, and some actually did, but Washington’s quiet leadership and the delegates’ inspired compromises held the Convention together. In a country continually arguing over the document’s original intent, it is fascinating to watch these powerful characters struggle toward consensus—often reluctantly—to write a flawed but living and breathing document that could evolve with the nation.
The Summer Of 1787
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Author : David O. Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-04-10
The Summer Of 1787 written by David O. Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-10 with History categories.
The successful creation of the Constitution is a suspense story. This book takes us into the sweltering room in which delegates struggled for four months to produce the flawed but enduring document that would define the nation. George Washington presided, James Madison kept the notes, Benjamin Franklin offered wisdom and humor at crucial times. At different points, more than half of the delegates threatened to walk out, and some actually did. It was a desperate balancing act. Revolutionary principles required that the people have power, but could the people be trusted? Would a stronger central government leave room for the states? And what of slavery? The supercharged debates over America's original sin led to the most creative and most disappointing political deals of the Convention. In a country continually arguing over the document's original intent, it is fascinating to watch these powerful characters struggle toward consensus.--From publisher description.
A Brilliant Solution
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Author : Carol Berkin
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2002
A Brilliant Solution written by Carol Berkin and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Revisiting all the original documents and using her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century history and politics, Carol Berkin takes a fresh look at the men who framed the Constitution, the issues they faced, and the times they lived in. Berkin transports the reader into the hearts and minds of the founders, exposing their fears and their limited expectations of success.
Ratification
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Author : Pauline Maier
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-06-07
Ratification written by Pauline Maier and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-07 with History categories.
Drawing on the speeches and letters of the United States' founders, the author recounts the dramatic period after the Constitutional Convention and before the Constitution was finally ratified, describing the tumultuous events that took place in homes, taverns and convention halls throughout the colonies. By the author of American Scripture.
Miracle At Philadelphia
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Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 2021-02
Miracle At Philadelphia written by Perfection Learning Corporation and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02 with categories.
Decision In Philadelphia
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Author : Christopher Collier
language : en
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Decision In Philadelphia written by Christopher Collier and has been published by Blackstone Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with History categories.
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world: the Constitution. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. Decision in Philadelphia is the best popular history of the Constitutional Convention; in it, the life and times of eighteenth century America not only come alive, but the very human qualities of the men who framed the document are brought provocatively into focus-casting many of the Founding Fathers in a new light. A celebration of how and why our Constitution came into being, Decision in Philadelphia is also a testament of the American spirit at its finest.
Plain Honest Men
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Author : Richard Beeman
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-03-17
Plain Honest Men written by Richard Beeman and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with History categories.
In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues in dispute—the extent of presidential power, the nature of federalism, and, most explosive of all, the role of slavery—have continued to provoke conflict throughout our nation's history. This unprecedented book takes readers behind the scenes to show how the world's most enduring constitution was forged through conflict, compromise, and fragile consensus. As Gouverneur Morris, delegate of Pennsylvania, noted: "While some have boasted it as a work from Heaven, others have given it a less righteous origin. I have many reasons to believe that it is the work of plain, honest men."
Madison S Hand
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Author : Mary Sarah Bilder
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2015-10-19
Madison S Hand written by Mary Sarah Bilder and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-19 with History categories.
No document depicts the Constitutional Convention’s charismatic figures, crushing disappointments, and miraculous triumphs with the force of Madison’s Notes. But how reliable is this account? Drawing on digital technologies and textual analysis, Mary Sarah Bilder reveals that Madison revised to a far greater extent than previously recognized.
Shh We Re Writing The Constitution
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Author : Jean Fritz
language : en
Publisher: Nám
Release Date : 1990
Shh We Re Writing The Constitution written by Jean Fritz and has been published by Nám this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.