Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791: Debates in the House of Representatives: First Session, April-May 1789 (Volume 10) - Hardcover

Congress, United States

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801841771 ISBN 13: 9780801841774

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Volumes 12 and 13 of this highly acclaimed documentary edition cover the first Congress's second session, from January to August 1790. Among other important issues in this critical period, Congress debated Hamilton's report on the public credit, federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts, and antislavery petitions from Pennsylvania Quakers. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd's shorthand notes, his 'Congressional Register', and contemporary newspaper accounts. Praise for previous volumes: A treasure-trove of incomparable knowledge about the beginnings of Congress.--'Presidential Studies Quarterly.' A window into [the] time...Rich in anecdotes and illuminating detail.--'Washington Post.'

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About the Authors

William Charles diGiacomantonio is an associate editor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791.

Charlene Bangs Bickford is the director and coeditor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791.

Kenneth R. Bowling is the coeditor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791

Helen E. Veit is an associate editor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791.

Edition details

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801841771
• ISBN 13: 9780801841774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 864
• Editor: De Pauw Linda Grant, Bickford Charlene Bangs, Bowling Kenneth R., Siegel LaVonne Marlene, Veit Helen E.