| Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791: Debates in the House of Representative Contributor(s): Congress, United States (Editor), Bickford, Charlene Bangs (Editor), Bowling, Kenneth R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 080184178X ISBN-13: 9780801841781 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: Volumes 12 and 13 of this highly acclaimed documentary edition cover the first Congress's second session, from January to August 1790. Among other important issues in this critical period, Congress debated Hamilton's report on the public credit, federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts, and antislavery petitions from Pennsylvania Quakers. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd's shorthand notes, his Congressional Register, and contemporary newspaper accounts. Praise for previous volumes: "A treasure-trove of incomparable knowledge about the beginnings of Congress."--Presidential Studies Quarterly. "A window into [the] time... Rich in anecdotes and illuminating detail."--Washington Post. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: 328.730 |
| LCCN: 90027499 |
| Physical Information: 1.89" H x 6.4" W x 9.22" (2.59 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volumes 12 and 13 of this highly acclaimed documentary edition cover the first Congress's second session, from January to August 1790. Among other important issues in this critical period, Congress debated Hamilton's report on the public credit, federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts, and antislavery petitions from Pennsylvania Quakers. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd's shorthand notes, his Congressional Register, and contemporary newspaper accounts. |