Madison's hand : revising the Constitutional Convention / Mary Sarah Bilder.
2015
KF4510 .B55 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
Madison's hand : revising the Constitutional Convention / Mary Sarah Bilder.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Description
viii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
About Madison's notes
Introduction
PART I. NOTES BEFORE THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The genre of legislative diaries
The practice of working notes
PART II. LEARNING TO KEEP A CONVENTIONAL DIARY. The success of the opening days
Struggling with speeches
PART III. RECORDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. An account of failed strategies
Acquiring a new role
PART IV. ABANDONING THE NOTES. The complexity of drafting
The Convention's changing relevance
PART V. COMPLETING THE NOTES. Correcting and revising the notes
The influence of Mr. Jefferson
Conclusion
The evidence.
Introduction
PART I. NOTES BEFORE THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The genre of legislative diaries
The practice of working notes
PART II. LEARNING TO KEEP A CONVENTIONAL DIARY. The success of the opening days
Struggling with speeches
PART III. RECORDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. An account of failed strategies
Acquiring a new role
PART IV. ABANDONING THE NOTES. The complexity of drafting
The Convention's changing relevance
PART V. COMPLETING THE NOTES. Correcting and revising the notes
The influence of Mr. Jefferson
Conclusion
The evidence.
Summary
"New digital technologies and traditional historical investigation suggest that James Madison did not finish his famous Notes until after the Convention. The Notes are the most important, and most misunderstood, account of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. This biography of the Notes follows Madison as he created and then repeatedly revised a remarkable manuscript of American history. Originally a diary kept in part for the absent Thomas Jefferson, the Notes highlighted his fascination with the political strategy of drafting. But when the Convention began to draft the details of the Constitution, the complicated process led Madison to abandon his Notes. Only after serving in Congress and drafting new constitutional amendments did Madison return to complete them. By the time the Notes were published a half-century later, the layers of revisions made the Notes appear--inaccurately--to be an objective record of the writing of the Constitution"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KF4510 .B55 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9780674055278 hardcover alkaline paper
0674055276 hardcover alkaline paper
0674055276 hardcover alkaline paper
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