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Dewey Decimal Number: 342.73 EAN: 9780393304053 ISBN: 0393304051 Label: W. W. Norton & Company Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 695 Publication Date: 1987-04 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Studio: W. W. Norton & Company Average Rating:
 Rating: - very satisfiedSeller was quick and the book was in good condition. I would buy from this seller again. Rating:  - SatisfiedBook was shipped promptly; generally as described. There was a minor bend in the cover not indicated; but acceptable. Rating: - Good for a student of the Constitution~Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Reported by James Madison~ is an insightful chronicle of the proceedings of the Philadelphia Convention. There is no denying the immense historical value of Madison's notes from the Convention to draft the Constitution. It's an excellent study tool to understand the framing of the United States Constitution, and follow the debates and see how the document was shaped and who influenced it. As a matter of fact, Madison offered a salient defense of ... Read More Rating: - Fascinating read, but needs background on the participantsIn a biography on Madison I read that every day of his life after the Consitutional Convention he was asked to reveal the notes he had taken of the debates, and not until well after he and every one else present at the convention died, in 1840, did Madison allow these notes to become public. Others had surrepticiuosly taken notes of the procedings, but none were substantial. Everyone knew Madison's notes would reveal the truth about what happened during the Constitutional debates. Read More Rating: - Conservatism versus Libertarianism at the Dawn of the USAThis book is an excellent historical account of the decisive event that created our American form of government-the democratic republic.A complete understanding of the nature of the debate between the conservatives(George Washington,Alexander Hamilton,Thomas Jefferson,James Madison,Benjamin Franklin,John Jay)and the Libertarians(George Mason,William Randolph,Thomas Jefferson,Patrick Henry,Thomas Paine,and,for a time,John Hancock)is necessary in order to fully grasp what was at stake in 1787.A ... Read More |
