An edition of Ratification
(2010)
Ratification
the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
by Pauline Maier
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The dramatic story of the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, the first new account of this seminal moment in American history in years.
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Ratification: the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
2010, Simon & Schuster
Hardcover
in English
0684868547 9780684868547
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Table of Contents
Introduction : Playing games
Prologue : The view from Mount Vernon
The morning after
"Take this or nothing"
A war of printed words : the national debate begins
The Pennsylvania ratifying convention with Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia
"We the people" of Connecticut and Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Convention I : the "conversation" begins
The Massachusetts Convention II : "with cordiality"
A rough road to Richmond : New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maryland, and South Carolina
The Virginia Convention I : a battle of giants
The Virginia Convention II : under the eyes of heaven
On to Poughkeepsie
The New York Convention I : a failure of oratory
The New York Convention II : in or out?
Some final twists : the North Carolina Convention, a meeting in Pennsylvania, and the ratification story draws to an end
Epilogue : "Playing the after game" : amendments, rights, and the future of the Republic
Postscript : In memoriam
Appendix : The Constitution of the United States
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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