| Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791: Correspondence: First Session, Septemb Contributor(s): Congress, United States (Author), Bickford, Charlene Bangs (Editor) |
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ISBN: 080187162X ISBN-13: 9780801871627 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $130.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: Three new volumes in this acclaimed series present letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City by 1789. The letters bring the official record to life by providing details about the political process through which Congress began to accomplish its daunting agenda by establishing the first federal revenue system, fleshing out the executive and judicial branches outlined in the Constitution, drafting the Bill of Rights, and beginning to tackle the divisive issue of locating the permanent federal capital. The documents supply a rich source of information about the members' opinions on issues, lives in New York and concerns about their distant families, and the services they provided for constituents, as well as constituent opinions about issues. They also make available for the first time in English the frank and insightful letters of the French minister on the subject of the new federal government. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Literary Collections | Letters - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 324.409 |
| Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the Uni |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (2.42 lbs) 696 pages |
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| Publisher Description: These volumes present letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress, as well as communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government during 1789. |