Plain, honest men : the making of the American Constitution / Richard Beeman.
Plain, honest men : the making of the American Constitution / Richard Beeman.
Plain, honest men : the making of the American Constitution / Richard Beeman.
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Publisher
New York : Random House, c2009.
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N342.7302/14
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English
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Physical content
xxvii, 514 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Principal characters -- The Constitutional Convention of 1787: a chronology -- The crisis -- The indispensable men of the Convention -- The delay that produced a revolution -- The Convention opens for business -- A high-stakes gamble -- "We the people" or "We the states"? Creating the American Congr...
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Publisher
New York : Random House, c2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
From distinguished historian Richard Beeman comes a dramatic and engrossing account of the men who met in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 to design a radically new form of government. Beeman takes readers behind the scenes and beyond the debate to show how the world's most enduring constitution was forged through conflict, compromise, and,...
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Plain, honest men : the making of the American Constitution / Richard Beeman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-448) and index.
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c2009.
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N342.7302/14
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74Vvd42VmVQd
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ISBN
1400065704 (alk. paper)
9781400065707 (alk. paper)
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342.73029
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991006016159702626
