Creating the Constitution: The Convention of 1787 and the First Congress (335) - Softcover

Anderson, Thornton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0271009209 ISBN 13: 9780271009209

Publisher: Penn State University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Creating the Constitution presents a different interpretation of the Convention and the First Congress, derived largely from a close reading of Farrand's Records and the Annals of Congress. Among its special features are a critical perspective on the Framers, an examination of Court Whig influence on the Federalists, the identification of a third group―the state Federalists―between the nationalists and states' righters, and a view of the First Congress as distorting the aims of the Convention.

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About the Author

Thornton Anderson is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Maryland and author of several books, including Russian Political Thought (1967) and Brooks Adams: Constructive Conservative (1951).

From the Back Cover

This book presents a different interpretation of the Convention and the First Congress, derived largely from a close reading of Farrand's 'Records' and the 'Annals of Congress.' Among its special features are a critical perspective on the Framers, an examination of Court Whig influence on the Federalists, the identification of a third group--the state Federalists--between the nationalists and states-righters, and a view of the First Congress as distorting the aims of the Convention.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0271009209
• ISBN 13: 9780271009209
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272