Decision in Philadelphia : the Constitutional Convention of 1787
1986
342.73 C699 1986
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Title
Decision in Philadelphia : the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Random House : Reader's Digest, c1986.
Description
xvi, 331 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
342.73 C699 1986
System Control No.
(OCoLC)11866936
Note
Chronicles the making of the United States Constitution and examines the men who created the document.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.
Contents: "Our case may become desperate": Nation in jeopardy -- America in 1787 -- Mind of James Madison -- Unbelievable George Washington -- Madison plans a government -- Alexander Hamilton and the British model -- Puzzle of Charles Pinckney -- Men, manners, and rules: the convention begins -- Large states and the small: Roger Sherman and the art of compromise -- William Paterson picks a fight -- Battle joined -- Luther Martin and a lost opportunity -- "Most serious and threatening excitement" -- North and south: New alliance -- Western lands -- Another trade-off -- Question of power: Balancing act -- Curing the Republican disease -- James Wilson, democratic nationalist -- In the shadow of Washington -- Elbridge Gerry's war against the army -- George Mason and the rights of man -- "Most remarkable work".
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.
Contents: "Our case may become desperate": Nation in jeopardy -- America in 1787 -- Mind of James Madison -- Unbelievable George Washington -- Madison plans a government -- Alexander Hamilton and the British model -- Puzzle of Charles Pinckney -- Men, manners, and rules: the convention begins -- Large states and the small: Roger Sherman and the art of compromise -- William Paterson picks a fight -- Battle joined -- Luther Martin and a lost opportunity -- "Most serious and threatening excitement" -- North and south: New alliance -- Western lands -- Another trade-off -- Question of power: Balancing act -- Curing the Republican disease -- James Wilson, democratic nationalist -- In the shadow of Washington -- Elbridge Gerry's war against the army -- George Mason and the rights of man -- "Most remarkable work".
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