The Origins of the American Constitution: A Documentary History

Book Overview

The complete story of the American Constitution, told in the words of those who created it. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Michael Kammen has gathered together the fundamental documents needed to understand the genesis and evolution of the United States Constitution--from the exploratory notions concerning the nature of constitutions in 1776, the Articles of Confederation in 1777, and various constitutional plans proposed at the Philadelphia Convention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140087443
• ISBN13: 9780140087444
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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