The Federalist Papers - Softcover

Hamilton, Alexander; Jay, John; Madison, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1539432483 ISBN 13: 9781539432487

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written (under the pseudonym Publius) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788. The collection’s original title was The Federalist; the title The Federalist Papers did not emerge until the 20th century.

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Review

"This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren ... should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties." So wrote John Jay, one of the revolutionary authors of The Federalist Papers, arguing that if the United States was truly to be a single nation, its leaders would have to agree on universally binding rules of governance--in short, a constitution. In a brilliant set of essays, Jay and his colleagues Alexander Hamilton and James Madison explored in minute detail the implications of establishing a kind of rule that would engage as many citizens as possible and that would include a system of checks and balances. Their arguments proved successful in the end, and The Federalist Papers stand as key documents in the founding of the United States.

About the Author

Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757 – 1804) was an American statesman. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard and The New York Post newspaper.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1539432483
• ISBN 13: 9781539432487
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 504