1787: the grand Convention, [by] Clinton Rossiter

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Label

1787: the grand Convention, [by] Clinton Rossiter

Statement of responsibility

[by] Clinton Rossiter

Instantiates

• 1787: the grand Convention

Publication

• New York, Macmillan, 1966

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-348) and index

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

1. The primacy of 1787 -- I. Setting : 2. The United States in 1787 -- 3. Ills and remedies -- 4. Materials and choices -- II. Men : 5. The men of the North -- 6. The men of the middle states -- 7. The men of the South -- 8. The men of Philadelphia -- III. Event : 9. The convention, May 14-June 20: The nationalist assault -- 10. The convention, June 21-August 5: Compromise and creativity -- 11. The convention, August 6-September 11: Details, details, details -- 12. The convention, September 12-17: Last rites and retrospect -- IV. Consequences : 13. The finished work -- 14. The struggle for ratification -- 15. The first years of the Constitution -- 16. The last years of the Framers

Control code

ocm00255324

Dimensions

24 cm.

Extent

443 pages

Lccn

66011211

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

• n

Other physical details

illustrations, portraits

Record ID

u23102

System control number

• (Sirsi) 71771
• (OCoLC)00255324