Author : John Ross Browne
Publisher :
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 40,33 MB
Release : 1850
Category : California
ISBN :
Author : Alexander Hamilton
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1528785878
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.
Author : Robert Yates
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 2002-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781410203632
One of the most important collections of documents pertaining to the formation of the Constitution of the United States. Notes on the convention taken by Robert Yates, Chief Justice of New York, and copied by John Lansing, Jun. Esquire, late chancellor of that state, members of that convention. Including "The Genuine Information, " laid before the Legislature of Maryland, by Luther Martin, Esquire, then attorney-general of that state, and member of the same convention. James Madison thought that Yates and Martin "appear to have reported in angry terms what they observed with jaundiced eyes." It must be added that in many particulars Yates' notes were fuller than Madison's own. Luther Martin's Genuine Information is a general summary of the course of the Debates, with a running criticism on the provisions of the Constitution. Also contains an appendix with documents by Edmund Randolf, and others.
Author : United States
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 1911
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Andrew J 1826-1883 Marsh
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,68 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781016423229
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Richard Beeman
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 41,86 MB
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0812976843
In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues in dispute—the extent of presidential power, the nature of federalism, and, most explosive of all, the role of slavery—have continued to provoke conflict throughout our nation's history. This unprecedented book takes readers behind the scenes to show how the world's most enduring constitution was forged through conflict, compromise, and fragile consensus. As Gouverneur Morris, delegate of Pennsylvania, noted: "While some have boasted it as a work from Heaven, others have given it a less righteous origin. I have many reasons to believe that it is the work of plain, honest men."
Author : John Lansing
Publisher : Port Washington, N.Y. : Kennikat Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 20,49 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN :
Author : United States. Constitutional Convention
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 39,95 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Constitutional conventions
ISBN :
Author : Christopher Collier
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 162064195X
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world: the Constitution. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. Decision in Philadelphia is the best popular history of the Constitutional Convention; in it, the life and times of eighteenth century America not only come alive, but the very human qualities of the men who framed the document are brought provocatively into focus—casting many of the Founding Fathers in a new light. A celebration of how and why our Constitution came into being, Decision in Philadelphia is also a testament of the American spirit at its finest.
Author : Jonathan Elliot
Publisher :
Page : 1780 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 1941
Category : United States
ISBN :
