1787: The Grand Convention
by Clinton Rossiter
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In this masterly account of the Philadelphia summer when our Constitution was born, Clinton Rossiter establishes his claim that the year 1787 is preeminent in American history. Bringing to life the setting and the challenge, he shows how the delegates hammered out the document on which our government and institutions rest today.Tags
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Jestak Two very good and readable accounts of the American Constitutional Convention.
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2019 1787: The Grand Convention, by Clinton Rossiter (read 6 Jul 1989) This is a marvelously well-done account of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It simply tells one as much as one needs to know on that pivotal event . A good book.
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Clinton Rossiter (1917-1970) Cornell, A.B. 1939, Princeton, Ph.D., 1942, held Cornell's John L. Senior Chair in Government William J. Quirk is Class of 1959 Professor of Law at the School of Law, University of South Carolina.
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- Original publication date
- 1966
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- Genres
- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 342.73 — Society, Government, and Culture Law U.S. Constitution - Bill of Rights, Amendments North America Constitutional law--United States
- LCC
- JK146 .R68 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (United States) Political institutions and public administration United States
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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