Decision in Philadelphia
The Constitutional Convention of 1787
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier | ISBN: | 9781620641958 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Publishing | Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Blackstone Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier |
| ISBN: | 9781620641958 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Publishing |
| Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Blackstone Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
