Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "A good-spirited, lucid, vigorous book!"--St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "A good-spirited, lucid, vigorous book!"--St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345498403 (0345498402)
Publish date: June 26th 2007
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
I picked this up on a whim at a book fair, and it turned out to be a really good read. The author clearly expects the reader to have some basic knowledge of events, and this is not a traditional chronological account of events. Instead, the author focuses on some of the various conflicts and compro...
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