A brilliant solution : inventing the American Constitution /
We know and love the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. We forget, though, that the Articles of Confederation and our first attempts at self-government were disasters; the post-revolutionary Confederation slipped quickly into factional...
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New York :
Harcourt,
2002
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Our present federal government is a name, a shadow : the call for a convention
- Making Mr. Madison wait
- A gathering of demi-gods
- How far do you intend to go? : the perils of power
- I do not trust you, gentlemen : schisms, threats, and compromises
- Like "a trial of colours to a blind man" : debating the presidency once again
- I consent, sir, to this constitution because I expect no better : the convention ends
- The constitution is now before the judgment seat : the battle for ratification
- This great and good man : the inauguration of President George Washington