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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, Second Session: January-March 1790 (Volume 12) - Hardcover
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 Author
Helen E. Veit is associate editor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791; Charlene Bangs Bickford is director and co-editor of DHFFC; Kenneth R. Bowling is co-editor of the DHFFC; and William C. DiGiacomantonio is assistant editor of the DHFFC.
Review
This Documentary History is of immense historical significance and is the kind of record that helps all branches of government keep their constitutional bearings.
(Warren Burger, former Chief Justice of the United States)It is impossible to overemphasize the importance to our times of [this] publication.
(Carl Albert, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives)"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0801845769
- ISBN 13 9780801845765
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages976
- EditorCongress United States, Veit Helen E., Bickford Charlene Bangs, Bowling Kenneth R.
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