Creating the Constitution
The Convention of 1787 and the First Congress
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | Thornton Anderson | ISBN: | 9780271071312 |
| Publisher: | Penn State University Press | Publication: | November 29, 1993 |
| Imprint: | Penn State University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thornton Anderson |
| ISBN: | 9780271071312 |
| Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
| Publication: | November 29, 1993 |
| Imprint: | Penn State University Press |
| Language: | English |
Creating the Constitution presents a different interpretation of the Convention and the First Congress, derived largely from a close reading of Farrand's Records and the Annals of Congress. Among its special features are a critical perspective on the Framers, an examination of Court Whig influence on the Federalists, the identification of a third group—the state Federalists—between the nationalists and states' righters, and a view of the First Congress as distorting the aims of the Convention.
Creating the Constitution presents a different interpretation of the Convention and the First Congress, derived largely from a close reading of Farrand's Records and the Annals of Congress. Among its special features are a critical perspective on the Framers, an examination of Court Whig influence on the Federalists, the identification of a third group—the state Federalists—between the nationalists and states' righters, and a view of the First Congress as distorting the aims of the Convention.
