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Author: Merrill Jensen
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9780870203725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Provided by publisher.
Author: Pauline Maier
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-06-07
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 0684868555
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe dramatic story of the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, the first new account of this seminal moment in American history in years.
Author: Merrill Jensen
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 656
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Publisher.
Author: Merrill Jensen
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 520
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Publisher.
Author: James R. Fichter
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2010-05-31
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780674050570
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Fichter has given us a powerful and authoritative book of major importance to students of empire and business alike." --
Author: Donald S. Lutz
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 448
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents 80 documents selected to reflect Eric Voegelin's theory that in Western civilization basic political symbolizations tend to be variants of the original symbolization of Judeo-Christian religious tradition. These documents demonstrate the continuity of symbols preceding the writing of the Constitution and all contain a number of basic symbols such as: a constitution as higher law, popular sovereignty, legislative supremacy, the deliberative process, and a virtuous people. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Ken Gormley
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2020-03-24
Total Pages: 411
ISBN-13: 1479802050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShines a light on the constitutional issues that confronted and shaped each presidency from George Washington to the Progressive Era Drawing from the monumental The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History, published in 2016, the nation’s foremost experts in the American presidency and the US Constitution join together to tell the intertwined stories of how the first twenty-seven distinctive American presidents have confronted and shaped the Constitution and thus defined the most powerful office in human history. From George Washington to William Howard Taft, The Presidents and the Constitution, Volume 1 illuminates the evolving American presidency in a unique way—through the lens of the Constitution itself. Arranged chronologically by president, the book examines the constitutional issues confronting each president in the context of the personalities driving historical events.The contributors illustrate the extensive powers of the American presidency in domestic and foreign affairs, showing how they have been used by the men who were granted them, and brings to light the overarching constitutional themes that span this country’s history and tie each presidency to the other branches of government.
Author: Joel Richard Paul
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2019-02-19
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 0525533281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the author of Unlikely Allies and Indivisible comes the remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States. No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next forty years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. As Chief Justice of the United States—the longest-serving in history—he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts. As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. As a diplomat and secretary of state, he defended American sovereignty against France and Britain, counseled President John Adams, and supervised the construction of the city of Washington. D.C. This is the astonishing true story of how a rough-cut frontiersman—born in Virginia in 1755 and with little formal education—invented himself as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers and politicians who then reinvented the Constitution to forge a stronger nation. Without Precedent is the engrossing account of the life and times of this exceptional man, who with cunning, imagination, and grace shaped America's future as he held together the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the country itself.
Author: Christopher Beneke
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2024-10-08
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0197767028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFree Exercise is an innovative contribution to both United States constitutional history and the history of religious toleration in the United States. It traces the routes by which Americans arrived at the First Amendment's religious clauses, the cultural currents that shaped their meaning, and the consequences that flowed from them.
Author: Andrew Shankman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-04-16
Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 1317814975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn its early years, the American Republic was far from stable. Conflict and violence, including major land wars, were defining features of the period from the Revolution to the outbreak of the Civil War, as struggles over who would control land and labor were waged across the North American continent. The World of the Revolutionary American Republic brings together original essays from an array of scholars to illuminate the issues that made this era so contested. Drawing on the latest research, the essays examine the conflicts that occurred both within the Republic and between the different peoples inhabiting the continent. Covering issues including slavery, westward expansion, the impact of Revolutionary ideals, and the economy, this collection provides a diverse range of insights into the turbulent era in which the United States emerged as a nation. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, both American and international, The World of the Revolutionary American Republic is an important resource for any scholar of early America.
