| The Constitutional Convention and Formation of Union Contributor(s): Solberg, Winton U. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0252061241 ISBN-13: 9780252061240 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $39.11 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
| Dewey: 342 |
| LCCN: 89-29686 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.48" W x 8.08" (1.58 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The American Constitution was hammered out in debates by the founding fathers at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention. This book contains James Madison's notes on the debates which provide a first-hand view of the drafting of the nation's fundamental charter. An introduction by Winton U. Solberg places the origins of the Constitution in the broader historical perspective of the development of political theory and constitutional practice in Western civilization. The book also links the formation of the Constitution, biographical sketches of each participant in the Philadelphia Convention, and population figures on which representation was to be based. |