A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American ConstitutionHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - 310 páginas Historian Carol Berkin's A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution is a rich narrative portrait of post-revolutionary America and the men who shaped its political future. "Just as the Constitution was a brilliant solution to the problems of the 1780s, Carol Berkin's book is a brilliant account of the making of that constitution. Written with great verve and clarity, it nicely captures all the contingency and unpredictability in the framing of the Constitution."--Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S. Wood Though the American Revolution is widely recognized as our nation's founding story, the years immediately following the war -- when our government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis -- were in fact the most crucial in establishing the country's independence. The group of men who traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 had no idea what kind of history their meeting would make. But all their ideas, arguments, and compromises -- from the creation of the Constitution itself, article by article, to the insistence that it remain a living, evolving document -- laid the foundation for a government that has surpassed the founders' greatest hopes. Revisiting all the original historical documents of the period and drawing from her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century politics, Carol Berkin opens up the hearts and minds of America's founders, revealing the issues they faced, the times they lived in, and their humble expectations of success. |
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Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. SOLUTION Inventing the American Constitution " That rarest of achievements - civic education that also manages to entertain . " -The New York Times Book Review CAROL BERKIN PRAISE FOR A ...
Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. SOLUTION Inventing the American Constitution " That rarest of achievements - civic education that also manages to entertain . " -The New York Times Book Review CAROL BERKIN PRAISE FOR A ...
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Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. " With this concise and masterly book , Berkin joins the upper ranks ... American Republic " A story all modern Americans need to know - the exciting and true tale of our nation's origins ...
Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. " With this concise and masterly book , Berkin joins the upper ranks ... American Republic " A story all modern Americans need to know - the exciting and true tale of our nation's origins ...
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... America : A History ( ed . with Mary Beth Norton ) Women , War and Revolution ( ed . with Clara M. Lovett ) Jonathan Sewall : Odyssey of an American Loyalist CAROL BERKIN A Brilliant Solution Inventing the American Constitution A.
... America : A History ( ed . with Mary Beth Norton ) Women , War and Revolution ( ed . with Clara M. Lovett ) Jonathan Sewall : Odyssey of an American Loyalist CAROL BERKIN A Brilliant Solution Inventing the American Constitution A.
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... American Constitution / Carol Berkin . - 1st ed . p . cm . Includes index . ISBN 0-15-100948-1 ISBN 0-15-602872-7 ( pbk . ) 1. United States . Constitutional Convention ( 1787 ) 2. United States- Politics and government - 1783-1789 . 3 ...
... American Constitution / Carol Berkin . - 1st ed . p . cm . Includes index . ISBN 0-15-100948-1 ISBN 0-15-602872-7 ( pbk . ) 1. United States . Constitutional Convention ( 1787 ) 2. United States- Politics and government - 1783-1789 . 3 ...
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Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. Introduction HE GENESIS OF THIS BOOK lies in two national crises ... Americans across the country went to the polls to cast their vote for the new president of the United States . While ...
Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. Introduction HE GENESIS OF THIS BOOK lies in two national crises ... Americans across the country went to the polls to cast their vote for the new president of the United States . While ...
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The Call for a Convention | 11 |
Making Mr Madison Wait | 30 |
A Gathering of Demigods | 48 |
The Perils of Power | 68 |
Schisms Threats and Compromises | 96 |
Debating the Presidency Once Again | 116 |
The Convention Ends | 149 |
The Battle for Ratification | 169 |
Epilogue | 205 |
The Delegates to the Constitutional Convention | 211 |
The Articles of Confederation | 262 |
The United States Constitution | 277 |
A Note on Sources | 298 |
Acknowledgments | 301 |
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The Inauguration of President George Washington | 191 |
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