Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0848825659, Hardcover)

Chosen by Book-Of-The-Month Club as a primary selection for an unprecedented second time! The story of the Constitutional Convention. One of America's preeminent biographers, Bowen brings to life the hot summer months of argument and agreement, debate and decision. In the summer of 1787, 55 men from differing backgrounds and beliefs came together in Philadelphia to draft our Constitution. James Madison, their secretary, describes in detail the conflict and contributions of Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington, to name a few, as these men of different upbringing and philosophies hammered out what would remain as the guiding principles for over 200 years of the United States government.