The writing and ratification of the U.S. Constitution : practical virtue in action /
The writing of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 was, along with the subsequent ratification of the document in state conventions, a major watershed in U.S. history. An understanding of the plans that were offered, the conflicts that wer...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The writing of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 was, along with the subsequent ratification of the document in state conventions, a major watershed in U.S. history. An understanding of the plans that were offered, the conflicts that were represented, and the arguments that were made are critical to an understanding of many features of the document that was ratified in 1789 as well as in understanding the Bill of Rights that was adopted in 1791. In The Writing and Ratifica. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 265 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442217706 1442217707 9781282166585 1282166581 1442217693 9781442217690 9786613809650 6613809659 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
