| More Than a Plea for a Declaration of Rights: The Constitutional and Political Thought of George Mason of Virginia Contributor(s): Vile, John R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616196319 ISBN-13: 9781616196318 Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Political Science | Constitutions - Law | Government - Federal |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2019028012 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.33 lbs) 294 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Mason 1725-1792] is remembered as the father of the Bill of Rights and for his unwillingness to sign the U.S. Constitution. John R. Vile examines Mason's political philosophy and writings that have influenced American political thought. Chief of these is the Virginia Declaration of Rights which served as a basis for the United States Bill of Rights. xxi, 271 pp. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vile, John R.: - JOHN R. VILE (Ph.D., UVA) is Dean of the Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of A Constellation of Great Men: Exploring the Character Sketches of Dr. Benjamin Rush of Pennsylvania of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (2019), The Declaration of Independence: America's First Founding Document in U.S. History and Culture (2019), The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding (2016), The Wisest Council in the World: Restoring the Character Sketches by William Pierce of Georgia of the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 (2015), and numerous books on the U.S. Constitution. |