The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison
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Description
In 1787, the American union was in disarray. The incompatible demands of the separate states threatened its existence; some states were even in danger of turning into the kind of tyranny they had so recently deposed. A truly national government was needed, one that could raise money, regulate commerce, and defend the states against foreign threats–without becoming as overbearing as England. So thirty-six-year-old James Madison believed. That summer, the Virginian was instrumental in organizing the Constitutional Convention, in which one of the world’s greatest documents would be debated, created, and signed. Inspired by a sense of history in the making, he kept the most extensive notes of any attendee.Now two esteemed scholars have made these minutes accessible to everyone.
ISBN
0812975170^9780812975178
Publication Date
2005
Publisher
Modern Library
Recommended Citation
Madison, James; Larson, Edward J.; and Winship, Michael P., "The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison" (2005). Faculty Books. 23.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/facultybooks/23