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The ordeal of the Constitution; the antifederalists and the ratification struggle of 1787-1788

by Robert Allen Rutland

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The years 1787 and 1788 saw a struggle between two groups- the federalists and the Antifederalists. Here, in rich details are the events that influenced and ultimately ratified the constitution, whose result was to alter histor

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Robert Allen Rutland

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Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Silver Medal – Nonfiction – 1966)

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Languages: English
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Published: 1966
Genres: Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 342.73
LCC: KF4541 .R8

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