The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers

Author: Alexander Hamilton

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2018-08-20

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1528785878

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Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.

New Federalist Papers
New Federalist Papers

Author: Alan Brinkley

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780393317374

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In the aftermath of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, three of its most gifted participants--Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay--wrote a series of 85 essays--the "Federalist Papers"--which were published in newspapers throughout the nation, defending the proposed new government against its opponents. In the "New Federalist Papers", three prominent writers confront the threats posed by current challenges to the American Constitution.

What the Anti-Federalists Were For
What the Anti-Federalists Were For

Author: Herbert J. Storing

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2008-12-02

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 0226775801

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The Anti-Federalists, in Herbert J. Storing's view, are somewhat paradoxically entitled to be counted among the Founding Fathers and to share in the honor and study devoted to the founding. "If the foundations of the American polity was laid by the Federalists," he writes, "the Anti-Federalist reservations echo through American history; and it is in the dialogue, not merely in the Federalist victory, that the country's principles are to be discovered." It was largely through their efforts, he reminds us, that the Constitution was so quickly amended to include a bill of rights. Storing here offers a brilliant introduction to the thought and principles of the Anti-Federalists as they were understood by themselves and by other men and women of their time. His comprehensive exposition restores to our understanding the Anti-Federalist share in the founding its effect on some of the enduring themes and tensions of American political life. The concern with big government and infringement of personal liberty one finds in the writings of these neglected Founders strikes a remarkably timely note.

The Federalist, on the New Constitution
The Federalist, on the New Constitution

Author: Alexander Hamilton

Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Published: 1802

Total Pages: 698

ISBN-13: 1584779101

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The views of Hamilton, Madison and Jay expressed in this landmark work have had a lasting effect on U.S. constitutional law. The essays that comprise this work appeared under the collective pseudonym "Publius" in New York newspapers and journals from October 27, 1787 to early June 1788. Most scholars agree that 51 of the essays were written by Hamilton, 29 Madison and 5 by Jay. The first edition was published anonymously and printed by the M'Lean brothers, who collected and published the first 36 essays as Volume I in March 1788, with the final 49 essays in Volume II in May of the same year, along with the text of the Constitution. The essays were intended to encourage ratification of the proposed constitution by New York State, but were immediately recognized as the most compelling commentary on the most radical form of government the world had seen. Hamilton's essays especially express a strong concern for the rights of property over the natural rights of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," as outlined by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence. Reprint of the second edition published by George Hopkins. In this edition Hopkins revealed Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay as the authors of the essays. 2 vols. viii, 317; iv, 351 pp.