A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American ConstitutionHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - 310 strani 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 Revisiting all the original historical documents of the period and drawing from her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century politics, Carol Berkin opens up the hearts and minds of America's founders, revealing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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... President George Washington 191 CHAPTER TEN 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 Index 303 A ...
... President George Washington 191 CHAPTER TEN 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 Index 303 A ...
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... president of the United States . While the ballot they encountered contained choices on state or local officials and perhaps referendums on local issues , these were overshadowed by the choice of a new occupant of the Oval Office ...
... president of the United States . While the ballot they encountered contained choices on state or local officials and perhaps referendums on local issues , these were overshadowed by the choice of a new occupant of the Oval Office ...
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Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. their next president on the following day . There was , after all , a vast network of television and radio stations , news services , poll takers and statisticians , computer experts and ...
Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin. their next president on the following day . There was , after all , a vast network of television and radio stations , news services , poll takers and statisticians , computer experts and ...
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... president , to direct our re- sponse to the crisis . That response came quickly . Military jet fighters raced to provide protection for the president of the United States . The vice president was taken to safety as well . At the same ...
... president , to direct our re- sponse to the crisis . That response came quickly . Military jet fighters raced to provide protection for the president of the United States . The vice president was taken to safety as well . At the same ...
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... president and for other branches of the government in times of calm or crisis ? What dangers did they think lay ahead for their nation ? The image of the United States , and of its govern- ment , projected in the election crisis and the ...
... president and for other branches of the government in times of calm or crisis ? What dangers did they think lay ahead for their nation ? The image of the United States , and of its govern- ment , projected in the election crisis and the ...
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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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