What Is the Constitution?
Author(s): Patricia Brennan Demuth; Who HQ; Tim Foley (Illustrator)
We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the United States Constitution came into being.
Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.
General Information
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- : Penguin Publishing Group
- : Penguin Publishing Group
- : 0.144
- : 19 June 2018
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Patricia Brennan Demuth; Who HQ; Tim Foley (Illustrator)
- : Paperback
- : 342.7302
- : 112