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Book Description: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed!. Bookseller Inventory # mon0001275780

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Book Description: Barnes & Noble Classics. Paperback / softback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Founding America: Documents from the Revolution to the Bill of Rights, Jack Rakove, George Stade, "Founding America: Documents from the Revolution to the Bill of Rights," by Various, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes & Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Modern American politicians refer to "the founders" so often that they're in danger of becoming cliches. But Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abigail and John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, and the other authors included in this new collection were a wholly unique-and complex-group of individuals, graced with extraordinary intellectual powers, a profound dedication to their ideals, and a striking ability to articulate those ideals in clear and passionate prose. This originalanthology of their writings, many of them far less familiar to us than they should be, demonstrates the depth of their thinking-and of their disagreements. It covers the full range of events from 1773 to 1789: that is, from the early debates about whether the North American colonies should declare their independence from England, to the ratification of the Constitution and the first ten amendments (the Bill of Rights). Among the documents included are papers from the first and second Continental Congresses, the Articles of Confederation, Washington's Farewell Address to his armies, and extensive excerpts from the Federalist papers and the Madison-Jefferson correspondence on the Constitution. Jack N. Rakove is W. R. Coe Professor of History and American Studies and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1980. He is the author of four books on the American Revolutionary era, including "The Beginnings of National Politics: An Interpretive History of the Continental Congress, James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic," and "Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution," which received the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in History. Bookseller Inventory # B9781593082307

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Book Description: Barnes & Noble, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 672 pages. 8.00x5.25x2.00 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # 1593082304

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