Books written by John P. Kaminski
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George Washington: A Man of Action
A Man of Action John P. Kaminski ... Sullivan the justice to say, I think he possesses; but as the Security of Canada is of the last Importance to the well being of these Colonies I should like to know the Sentiments of Congress ...
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George Clinton: Yeoman Politician of the New Republic
Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin , " The Western Posts and the British Debts , " American Historical Association Annual ... Gorham to James Warren , New York , March 6 , 1786 , " Warren - Adams Letters , " Massachusetts Historical Society ...
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Abigail Adams: An American Heroine
No biography, however, can match the in-depth personal experience felt by reading the sixty years ofletters written by and to Abigail Adams. the modern edition of the Adams Papers, started under the editorship of Lyman H. Butterfield ...
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The Constitution and Maryland: Necessity, the Mother of Union, 1785-1789
The Constitution and Maryland: Necessity, the Mother of Union, 1785-1789
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The Constitution and Massachusetts: Massachusetts and the Creation of the Federal Union, 1775-1791
The Constitution and Massachusetts: Massachusetts and the Creation of the Federal Union, 1775-1791
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The Constitution and South Carolina: South Carolina, a Conservative Revolution
The Constitution and South Carolina: South Carolina, a Conservative Revolution
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The Constitution and New York: Adjusting to Circumstances : New York's Relationship with the Federal Government, 1776-1788
The Constitution and New York: Adjusting to Circumstances : New York's Relationship with the Federal Government, 1776-1788
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Posterity Views the Founding: General Published Works Pertaining to the Creation of the Constitution, a Bibliographic Essay
Posterity Views the Founding: General Published Works Pertaining to the Creation of the Constitution, a Bibliographic Essay
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The Constitution and North Carolina: Rebellion, Rights, and Ratification, 1776-1789
The Constitution and North Carolina: Rebellion, Rights, and Ratification, 1776-1789
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Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher and Politician
Certainly Thomas Jefferson is among this group - some would argue that only he and Benjamin Franklin fall into this category . Among his many accomplishments , Jefferson was a statesman , parliamentarian , codifier of laws , antiquarian ...
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George Clinton: Yeoman Politician of the New Republic
Durrand Echeverria , Cambridge , 1964 ) , 157 . See also Melancton Smith , Speech in the New York Ratifying Convention , June 27 , 1788 , Debates , 94-96 . 193. Merrill Jensen , The New Nation : A History of the United States During the ...
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George Washington: The Man of the Age
11 Throughout their lives together , Martha served as the perfect hostess to the innumerable guests that visited Mount Vernon . In all the accounts of these visits , no person ever spoke ill of her and everyone commented on her ...
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The Bill of Rights and the States: The Colonial and Revolutionary Origins of American Liberties
Fourteen individual state essays elucidate the complexitites of local and regional interests that shaped the debate over individual rights and the eventual adoption of the Bill of Rights.
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The Great Virginia Triumvirate: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison in the Eyes of Their Contemporaries
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison in the Eyes of Their Contemporaries John P. Kaminski ... Lucas, Stephen E. The Quotable Wisdomof George Washington: The an AmericanPatriot. Madison, WI, 1999. Smith, Richard Norton.
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The Founders on the Founders: Word Portraits from the American Revolutionary Era
As this book reveals, greatness is not only a matter of responding to the times; the people themselves were remarkable."--BOOK JACKET.
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Alexander Hamilton: From Obscurity to Greatness
Editor John P. Kaminski has gathered a remarkable collection of quotations by and about Alexander Hamilton that paint for us a nuanced portrait of a complex man.
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A Necessary Evil?: Slavery and the Debate Over the Constitution
A Necessary Evil? is divided into seven chapters: the first establishes the background for slavery in the new nation and sets the stage for the debate while the second chapter records the arguments over slavery from the Constitutional ...
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Federalists and Antifederalists: The Debate Over the Ratification of the Constitution
Through a selection of essential documents from 1787 and 1788, this book gives readers the flavor and immediacy of the great debate in all its political intensity.
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The Constitution and the States: The Role of the Original Thirteen in the Framing and Adoption of the Federal Constitution
In thirteen essays—one on each state—noted historians provide a fascinating picture of the political process by which competing interests and ideas formed the Constitution.
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The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution: Ratification of the Constitution by the states
This landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution'̕s progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Publisher.