Colonial Origins of the American Constitution: A Documentary History

by Donald S. Lutz and Katia Brillié Lutz

Book Overview

This landmark collection of eighty documents created by the American colonists--and not English officials--is the genesis of American fundamental law and constitutionalism. Included are all documents attempting to unite the colonies, beginning with the New England Confederation of 1643.

Donald S. Lutz is Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865971579
• ISBN13: 9780865971578
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5