Ratification : the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 / Pauline Maier.
2010
KF4541 .M278 2010 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Ratification : the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 / Pauline Maier.
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Imprint
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Description
xvi, 589 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The morning after
"Take this or nothing"
A war of printed words : the national debate begins
The Pennsylvania ratifying convention
with Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia
"We the people" of Connecticut and Massachusetts
The Massachusetts ratifying Convention I : the "conversation" begins
The Massachusetts Convention II : "
with cordiality"
A rough road to Richmond : New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maryland, and South Carolina
The Virginia Convention I : a battle of giants
The Virginia Convention II : under the eyes of heaven
On to Poughkeepsie
The New York Convention I : a failure of oratory
The New York Convention II : in or out?
Some final twists : the North Carolina Convention, a meeting in Pennsylvania, and the ratification story draws to an end.
"Take this or nothing"
A war of printed words : the national debate begins
The Pennsylvania ratifying convention
with Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia
"We the people" of Connecticut and Massachusetts
The Massachusetts ratifying Convention I : the "conversation" begins
The Massachusetts Convention II : "
with cordiality"
A rough road to Richmond : New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maryland, and South Carolina
The Virginia Convention I : a battle of giants
The Virginia Convention II : under the eyes of heaven
On to Poughkeepsie
The New York Convention I : a failure of oratory
The New York Convention II : in or out?
Some final twists : the North Carolina Convention, a meeting in Pennsylvania, and the ratification story draws to an end.
Summary
The dramatic story of the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, the first new account of this seminal moment in American history in years.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-559) and index.
Location
KFSTO
Call Number
KF4541 .M278 2010
Language
English
ISBN
9780684868547 hardback
0684868547 hardback
9781451606362 ebook
1451606362 ebook
0684868547 hardback
9781451606362 ebook
1451606362 ebook
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