Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech

by Charles Slack

Book Overview

When the United States government passed the Bill of Rights in 1791, its uncompromising protection of speech and of the press were unlike anything the world had ever seen before. But by 1798, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802123422
• ISBN13: 9780802123428
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"