Three early American statesmen, intending to sway others to ratify the new Constitution, defend its political principles and ideologies.
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton.
" "The Federalist Papers" is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.
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This is complemented by "Federalist No. 14", in which Madison takes the measure of the United States, declares it appropriate for an extended republic, and concludes with a memorable defense of the constitutional and political creativity of ...
Thanks should also go to Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Amanda Hughes at Constituting America where I have had the opportunity to write several entries on the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and The Federalist Papers.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay David Wootton. Hamilton, but mistakes were introduced as well as being corrected. McLean (or perhaps Hamilton) summarized the contents of each essay in the table of contents (reproduced here).
Seventy-seven of these essays were published serially in the Independent Journal, the New York Packet, and The Daily Advertiser between October 1787 and August 1788.
It is shifted from one to another with so much dexterity, and under such plausible appearances, that the public opinion is left in suspense about the real author. The circumstances which may have led to any national miscarriage or ...
Annotations This book is unique because it contains a literary criticism that was made by Juan AcevedoThe Federalist, later known as The Federalist Papers, is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton (under the ...
The Federalist Papers contain some of the greatest political writing of all time. Written to New Yorkers in 1787 and 1788 to urge the ratification of the proposed new Constitution, the papers received immediate respect.