Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the making of the Constitution
by Rakove, Jack N
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- Hardcover
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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1997. Full Leather. Very Good.. Full decorative leather binding. 1997 Pulitzer Prize Winner- History. No. 1,157 of 2,500 copies signed by the author. Includes a certificate of authenticity. Bookplate, which is blank and is not affixed is also included. Does have some light rubbing at several corner tips.
Synopsis
What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and who has comprehended its meaning best? Jack Rakove, professor of history at Stanford University, now approaches the debates surrounding the framing and ratification of the Constitution from the vantage point of history, examining the personal influences the various framers, especially James Madison, exerted over the process.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Iron Engine (US)
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- Title
- Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the making of the Constitution
- Author
- Rakove, Jack N
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1997
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pulitzer
- Bookseller catalogs
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / General;
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