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The genius of the people / Charles L. Mee, Jr.

Mee, Charles L. (Author).

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"As it revealed itself in the strange mix of bankers, farmers, politicians, merchants, scholars and generals who struggled throughout the long summer of 1787 to construct a constitution unique in the history of nations"--Jacket subtitle.

Record details

ISBN: 0060914785
ISBN: 9780060914783
Physical Description: xi, 348 pages : illustrations, maps, 1 plan, portraits ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York ; Perennial Library, 1988, ©1987.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1987.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: pt. 1. The man of history -- The man of order -- The man of liberty -- Early arrivals -- The opening session -- pt. 2. First principles -- The question of democracy -- The executive -- The keystone of the Constitution -- pt. 3. The opposition in place -- The localists attack -- The localists attack again -- The localists attack yet again -- Anarchy, and the turning point -- The fourth of July -- The great compromise -- pt. 4. The President -- Details -- Slavery -- The powers of Congress -- The President again -- Finishing touches and final objections -- The signing -- Epilogue: Ratification.

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Subject:: Constitutions, State.
Political science > United States > History > 18th century.
USA > Verfassung (1787)
Political science.
United States.
Genre:: History.

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