The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution
- ISBN-10
- 0802789722
- ISBN-13
- 9780802789723
- Series
- The Founders
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 162
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-21
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Dennis Brindell Fradin
Description
A companion volume to The Signers looks at how the delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to create, debate, and eventually sign the United States Constitution.
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