The Debate on the Constitution: Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches,  Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification Vol. 2 (LOA #63) by Bernard Bailyn - ISBN: 9780940450646
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The Debate on the Constitution: Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification Vol. 2 (LOA #63)

Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification; January to August 1788

  • Hardcover

    1216 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 1993

Summary

Here, on a scale unmatched by any previous collection, is the extraordinary energy and eloquence of our first national political campaign- During the secret proceedings of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the framers created a fundamentally new national plan to replace the Articles of Confederation and then submitted it to conventions in each state for ratification. Immediately, a fierce storm of argument broke. Federalist supporters, Antifederalist opponents, and seekers of a middle gr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780940450646
ISBN-10:094045064X
Author:Bernard Bailyn
Publisher:The Library of America
Imprint:The Library of America
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:1216
Release Date:1 June 1993
Weight:737g
Dimensions:208mm x 132mm x 38mm
Series:Library of America Debate on Constitution Collection
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Critics Review

“The best resource for understanding the morning headlines I’ve seen in a long time.” — Bill Moyers

“An easily accessible set of sacred writings for America’s civil religion, these two books are composed of the very stuff of history.” — The Chicago Tribune

“Not only is it wonderful writing, it is wonderful thinking.” — Nina Totenberg, NPR

About The Author

Bernard Bailyn

BERNARD BAILYN is Adams University Professor and James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, emeritus, at Harvard University. He is the author many acclaimed works, including The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution and Voyagers to the West- A Passage in the Peopling of America on the Eve of the Revolution.

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