| Description |
vii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Signers of the Constitution. Washington : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1976. |
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"Published for the National Archives Trust Fund Board"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 245-250. |
| Contents |
Historical background: Introduction -- Aims of the founders -- Shortcomings of the Confederation -- Mount Vernon and Annapolis meetings -- Delegates -- Convention proceedings -- Approved document -- Ratification, federalists vs. antifederalists -- First presidential election -- Amending the Constitution -- Biographical sketches: Political experience -- Occupations -- Geographic and educational background -- Longevity and family life -- Post-convention careers -- Abraham Baldwin (Georgia) -- Richard Bassett (Delaware) -- Gunning Bedford, Jr. (Delaware) -- John Blair (Virginia) -- William Blount (North Carolina) -- David Brearly (New Jersey) -- Jacob Broom (Delaware) -- Pierce Butler (South Carolina) -- Daniel Carroll (Maryland) -- George Clymer (Pennsylvania) -- William Richardson Davie (North Carolina) -- Jonathan Dayton (New Jersey) -- John Dickinson (Delaware) -- Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut) -- William Few (Georgia) -- Thomas Fitzsimons (Pennsylvania) -- Benjamin Franklin (Pennsylvania) -- Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts) -- Nicholas Gilman (New Hampshire) -- Nathaniel Gorham (Massachusetts) -- Alexander Hamilton (New York) -- William C. Houston (New Jersey) -- William Houston (Georgia) -- Jared Ingersoll (Pennsylvania) -- Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer (Maryland) -- William Samuel Johnson (Connecticut) -- Rufus King (Massachusetts) -- John Langdon (New Hampshire) -- John Lansing, Jr. (New York) -- William Livingston (New Jersey) -- James McClurg (Virginia) -- James McHenry (Maryland) -- James Madison (Virginia) -- Alexander Martin (North Carolina) -- Luther Martin (Maryland) -- George Mason (Virginia) -- John Francis Mercer (Maryland) -- Thomas Mifflin (Pennsylvania) -- Gouverneur Morris (Pennsylvania) -- Robert Morris (Pennsylvania) -- William Paterson (New Jersey) -- William Leigh Pierce (Georgia) -- Charles Pinckney (South Carolina) -- Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (South Carolina) -- Edmund Randolph (Virginia) -- George Read (Delaware) -- John Rutledge (South Carolina) -- Roger Sherman (Connecticut) -- Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. (North Carolina) -- Caleb Strong (Massachusetts) -- George Washington (Virginia) -- Hugh Williamson (North Carolina) -- James Wilson (Pennsylvania) -- George Wythe (Virginia) -- Robert Yates (New York) -- Constitution and its history : Text of the Constitution and amendments -- History of the document -- Further research in the national archives -- Suggested reading -- Art and picture credits -- Index. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
United States -- Constitution -- Signers -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Charleton, James H.
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Ferris, Robert G.
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Ryan, Mary C., 1960-
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National Archives Trust Fund Board.
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| Added Title |
Signers of the Constitution.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Framers of the Constitution. Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1986 (OCoLC)568030167 |
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Online version: Framers of the Constitution. Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1986 (OCoLC)608998353 |
| ISBN |
0911333436 |
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9780911333435 |
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