Bibliograph

Ratification, the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788, Pauline Maier

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Ratification, the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788, Pauline Maier

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-559) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ratification

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

555639501

Responsibility statement

Pauline Maier

Sub title

the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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

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