| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 336 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
| Series |
Pivotal moments in American history |
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Pivotal moments in American history.
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| Contents |
The Philadelphia Convention -- The reluctant candidate -- The road to Richmond -- The Virginia Ratifying Convention -- The ratification vote -- The anti-federalists fight back -- The election -- Madison introduces the Bill of Rights -- Congress proposes the Bill of Rights -- Ratification of the Bill of Rights |
| Summary |
Today we hold the Constitution in such high regard that we can hardly imagine how hotly contested was its adoption. In fact, many of the thirteen states saw fierce debate over the document, and ratification was by no means certain. Virginia, the largest and most influential state, approved the Constitution by the barest of margins, and only after an epic political battle between James Madison and Patrick Henry. Now Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes--the diminutive and exc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-318) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Madison, James, 1751-1836.
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| SUBJECT |
Madison, James, 1751-1836 fast |
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Madison, James -- Grundrecht -- USA. idszbz |
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Madison, James. swd |
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United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Constitution (United States) fast |
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Civil rights -- United States -- History
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Civil rights
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Grundrecht -- USA -- Geschichte -- 1787.
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United States
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USA -- Grundrecht -- Geschichte -- 1787.
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USA -- Verfassung (1787) -- Amendment 1-10.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441627421 |
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1441627421 |
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0195181050 |
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9780195181050 |
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9780198040019 |
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0198040016 |
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1282270729 |
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9781282270725 |
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9780199740994 |
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0199740992 |
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9786612270727 |
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6612270721 |
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