The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution
$24.09
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2012
Summary
What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America’s most esteemed constitutional scholars.
In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Beeman has created a fascinating …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143121961 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143121960 |
| Author: | Richard Beeman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 107mm x 186mm |
| Series: | Penguin Civic Classics |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
Richard Beeman
Richard Beeman is the John Welsh Centennial Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He has previously served as the Chair of the Department of History, Associate Dean in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of the College of Arts of Sciences. He is a trustee of the National Constitution Center and serves on its executive committee.
Professor Beeman is the author of seven previous books, including The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution and Plain Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution. He has received numerous grants and awards, including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Huntington Library. His biography of Patrick Henry was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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