A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American ConstitutionHarcourt, 2002 - 310 Seiten We know and love the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. We forget, though, that the Articles of Confederation and our first attempts at self-government were disasters; the post-revolutionary Confederation slipped quickly into factional bickering and economic crisis. In 1787, a group of lawyers and politicians, some famous and others just ordinary men, journeyed to Philadelphia, determined to create a more stable framework of government, hoping that it would last long enough to bring an end to the crisis. Revealing that the story of that amazing summer in Philadelphia is more complicated and much more interesting than we have imagined, Carol Berkin makes you feel as if you were there, listening to the arguments, getting to know the framers, and appreciating the difficult and critical decisions being made. Using history as a kind of time travel, Berkin takes the reader into the hearts and minds of the founders, explaining their mind-sets, their fears, and their very limited expectations. By telling a story that is more hallowed than understood, Berkin brings us into the world of eighteenth-century America and shows us the human side of a great accomplishment. |
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... confidence in the Confederation faded , they devised their own solutions . One frontier entrepreneur went so far as to sign a loyalty oath to the Spanish government in exchange for trade concessions . At the same time , the British ...
... confidence in the Confederation faded , they devised their own solutions . One frontier entrepreneur went so far as to sign a loyalty oath to the Spanish government in exchange for trade concessions . At the same time , the British ...
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... confidence and to indefinite power ; on other issues it should not be trusted . If the legislature did not chose the president , there re- mained only one alternative : election by the people , either directly or through electors . An ...
... confidence and to indefinite power ; on other issues it should not be trusted . If the legislature did not chose the president , there re- mained only one alternative : election by the people , either directly or through electors . An ...
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... confident would “ astonish our enemies , who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded like those of the Builders of Babel , " and that " our States are on the point of separation , only to meet hereafter for ...
... confident would “ astonish our enemies , who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded like those of the Builders of Babel , " and that " our States are on the point of separation , only to meet hereafter for ...
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Introduction | 1 |
CHAPTER | 11 |
CHAPTER | 30 |
Urheberrecht | |
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A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2002 |
A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution Carol Berkin Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2003 |
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