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Forge of Union, Anvil of Liberty: A Correspondent's Report on the First Federal Elections, the First Federal Congress, and the Bill of Rights
Contributor(s): St John, Jeffrey (Author), Burger, Warren E. (Foreword by), Riggenbach, Jeff (Read by)
ISBN: 1470889161     ISBN-13: 9781470889166
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
OUR PRICE:   $26.96  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: July 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science
- History | United States - General
Dewey: 973.41
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
 
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Publisher Description:
One of the most important news stories of the last two centuries comes to life in this "eyewitness account" of America's first Federal elections, the First Congress, and the creation of the Bill of Rights. In a swift-moving and colorful chronicle written by St. John as though he were an on-the-scene reporter, listeners will discover how Madison had to fight both friend and foe of the Constitution to pass a Federal Bill of Rights in the First Congress; why Washington and Madison saw the future of America in the frontier West and not in Europe; and how Spanish and British intrigues--and hostile Indian tribes on the American frontier--posed a threat to the survival of the new national government. Vastly entertaining, based on documented and newly-available sources, this book is both a popular history and an important contribution to the study of the founding of the American Republic.

Contributor Bio(s): Riggenbach, Jeff: -

Jeff Riggenbach has narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he has worked in radio in San Francisco for the last thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.

St John, Jeffrey: -

Jeffrey St. John is the author of six books, and has written extensively for the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. He won the National Press Foundation award for writing on the Constitution, and his work in television has received two Emmys.