| The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 20: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: New York, No. 2 Volume 20 Contributor(s): Kaminski, John P. (Editor), Saladino, Gaspare J. (Editor), Leffler, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0870203592 ISBN-13: 9780870203596 Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: The second of five planned volumes documenting New York State's public and private debates about the Constitution and the calling of the state ratifying convention, featuring almost 275 newspaper items and letters, New York ratification chronologies, lists of New York officeholders, and many other important documents and editor's notes. Distributed for the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: 973 |
| Series: Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution |
| Physical Information: 2.33" H x 6.28" W x 9.18" (3.15 lbs) 680 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume XX is the second of five volumes in this set, which covers New York State's public and private debates about the Constitution and the calling of the state ratifying convention. The volumes feature countless newspaper items and letters along with New York Ratification chronologies, lists of office holders, and extensive editors' notes. In 1787, after the Constitution was published, Antifederalists published a series of essays in New York newspapers, aggressively criticizing the document. Federalists quickly responded with their own series of essays, including the greatest defense and explanation of the Constitution, The Federalist, written by "Publius" (Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison). The debate had national implications as New York newspapers quickly became the main source of Federalist and Antifederalist propaganda. |