| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 331 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 307-322. |
| 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". |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
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Constitutional conventions -- United States.
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-
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| ISBN |
0394523466: $19.95 |
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