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Unruly Americans and the origins of the Constitution, Woody Holton

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Unruly Americans and the origins of the Constitution, Woody Holton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-353) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unruly Americans and the origins of the Constitution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

82367962

Responsibility statement

Woody Holton

Summary

Examines the original intent behind the writing of the Constitution and how it was shaped by the reactions, occasionally violent ones, of citizens to include a protection of civil liberties and the freedom of the people

Table Of Contents

Bricks without straw : grievances -- The fault is all your own : rebuttals -- To relieve the distressed : demands -- Save the people : requisition -- Who will call this justice? : quarrels -- Idle drones: economics -- The fate of republican govt : redemption -- A revolution which ought to be glorious : disenchantment -- A murmuring underneath : rebellion -- Excess of democracy? : reform -- The house on fire : credit -- Divide et impera : statecraft -- More adequate to the purposes : revenue -- Take up the reins : ratification -- More productive and less oppressive : taxes -- As if impounded : consolidation

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