A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American ConstitutionHarperCollins, 20.10.2003 - 322 Seiten Historian Carol Berkin's A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution is a rich narrative portrait of post-revolutionary America and the men who shaped its political future. "Just as the Constitution was a brilliant solution to the problems of the 1780s, Carol Berkin's book is a brilliant account of the making of that constitution. Written with great verve and clarity, it nicely captures all the contingency and unpredictability in the framing of the Constitution."—Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S. Wood Though the American Revolution is widely recognized as our nation's founding story, the years immediately following the war — when our government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis — were in fact the most crucial in establishing the country's independence. The group of men who traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 had no idea what kind of history their meeting would make. But all their ideas, arguments, and compromises — from the creation of the Constitution itself, article by article, to the insistence that it remain a living, evolving document — laid the foundation for a government that has surpassed the founders' greatest hopes. Revisiting all the original historical documents of the period and drawing from her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century politics, Carol Berkin opens up the hearts and minds of America's founders, revealing the issues they faced, the times they lived in, and their humble expectations of success. |
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... Jersey William Livingston confided to a friend his doubt that the Republic could survive another decade. From Massachusetts the bookseller turned Revolutionary strategist, Henry Knox, declared, “Our present federal government is a name ...
... Jersey William Livingston confided to a friend his doubt that the Republic could survive another decade. From Massachusetts the bookseller turned Revolutionary strategist, Henry Knox, declared, “Our present federal government is a name ...
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... new American government, the Confederation Congress, recognize their statehood. More disturbing was the news that in New Jersey, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland, backcountry farmers were rising up in 14 Carol Berkin.
... new American government, the Confederation Congress, recognize their statehood. More disturbing was the news that in New Jersey, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland, backcountry farmers were rising up in 14 Carol Berkin.
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... Jersey, trapped between the two states, as “a cask tapped at both ends.” Connecticut also fell victim to New York's greed. Tired of being victimized, Connecticut and New Jersey were rumored to be planning a joint assault on New York ...
... Jersey, trapped between the two states, as “a cask tapped at both ends.” Connecticut also fell victim to New York's greed. Tired of being victimized, Connecticut and New Jersey were rumored to be planning a joint assault on New York ...
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... Jersey militia troop to swear loyalty to the United States, they refused. “New Jersey,” they said, “is our country.” The Continental Congress showed little inclination to “think continentally” as they wrote the Articles of Confederation ...
... Jersey militia troop to swear loyalty to the United States, they refused. “New Jersey,” they said, “is our country.” The Continental Congress showed little inclination to “think continentally” as they wrote the Articles of Confederation ...
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... Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia urged their legislatures to call a “general meeting, of the States, in a future Convention, for the same, and such other purposes, as the situation of public affairs, may be found to require ...
... Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia urged their legislatures to call a “general meeting, of the States, in a future Convention, for the same, and such other purposes, as the situation of public affairs, may be found to require ...
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