Library Record
Metadata
Title |
Ratification : the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 / |
Call# |
KF4541 .M278 2010 |
Author |
Maier, Pauline, 1938- |
Object Name |
Book |
Object ID |
46760 |
Publisher |
Simon & Schuster, |
Published Date |
2010. |
Published Place |
New York : |
Summary |
The morning after -- "Take this or nothing" -- A war of printed words : the national debate begins -- The Pennsylvania convention-- with Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia -- "We the people" of Connecticut and Massachusetts -- The Massachusetts Convention I : the "conversation" begins -- The Massachusetts Convention II : "--with cordiality" -- A rough road to Richmond : New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maryland, and South Carolina -- The Virginia Convention I : a battle of giants -- The Virginia Convention II : under the eyes of heaven -- On to Poughkeepsie -- The New York Convention I : a failure of oratory -- The New York Convention II : in or out? -- Some final twists : the North Carolina Convention, a meeting in Pennsylvania, and the ratification story draws to an end. |
Subjects |
Constitutional history United States. |
People |
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Langdon, John, 1707-1780 Sullivan, James, 1744-1808 Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 |
Search Terms |
New Hampshire Gazette New Hampshire State Government New Hampshire |
Physical Description |
xvi, 589 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |