| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 589 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-559) and index. |
| Contents |
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 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. |
| Subject |
Constitutional history -- United States.
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United States. Constitution -- Public opinion.
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Constitution (United States) (OCoLC)fst01356075
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Constitutional history. (OCoLC)fst00875777
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Public opinion. (OCoLC)fst01082785
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9780684868547 |
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0684868547 |
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