The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding
- ISBN-10
- 1851096698
- ISBN-13
- 9781851096695
- Series
- The Constitutional Convention of 1787
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 1009
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- John R. Vile
Description
The first encyclopedic treatment of the personalities, politics, and events involved in drafting the U.S. Constitution. * 350 A-Z entries and dozens of sidebars including persons, events, compromises, committees, constitutional provisions, and even trivia * Two separate chronologies--one for day-to-day events at the Convention and one covering key events in the years surrounding the Convention * Primary source documents including copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution and its amendments * Extensive cross-references, a topical table of contents, bibliographical entries, a complete index, and maps
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