The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action

by John R. Vile

Book Overview

The writing of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 was, along with the subsequent ratification of the document in state conventions, a major watershed in U.S. history. An understanding of the plans that were offered, the conflicts that were represented, and the arguments that were made are critical to an understanding of many features of the document that was ratified in 1789 as well as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442217685
• ISBN13: 9781442217683
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"