The framers' coup : the making of the United States constitution
Klarman, Michael J.2018
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Most Americans revere their Constitution yet know relatively little about its origins. Based on prodigious research and told largely through participants' voices, Michael J. Klarman's 'The Framers' Coup' features colourful characters and riveting stories, such as the rebellion by debtor farmers in Massachusetts that contributed enormously to the Constitution's creation, George Washington's agonised deliberations over whether to attend the Philadelphia convention, Patrick Henry's demagogic efforts to defeat ratification in Virginia and the political machinations of Alexander Hamilton and John Jay at the New York ratifying convention that produced an improbable victory for ratification.
Main title:
The framers' coup : the making of the United States constitution / Michael J. Klarman.
Author:
Klarman, Michael J., author
Imprint:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Collation:
880 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780190865962 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
342.7302
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
906302
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