Decision in Philadelphia

Collier, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0394523466 / ISBN 13: 9780394523460

Published by Random House, 1986

About this Item

Book is in acceptable condition. May have shelf wear, edge wear, and spine wear, but a very readable copy. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable. Does not include original dustcover jacket. Possibly Ex Library Copy.

Seller Inventory # LFM.8MYH

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decision in Philadelphia
• Publisher: Random House
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394523466
• ISBN 13: 9780394523460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

Includes a complete copy of the Constitution.
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "The best popular history of the Constitutional Convention available."--Library Journal


From the Paperback edition.

Reviews

The advent of the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution in 1987 calls for a new treatment of the Philadelphia Con vention, one which is written for the general public and informed by recent scholarship. Decision in Philadelphia is just such a book. It is the best popular history of the Constitutional Conven tion available. This clear and well-writ ten volume traces the major issues in volved, dismissing sectional, economic, or class interests as domi nant factors and concentrating instead on the "deeply rooted attitudes" and "emotions" of individual members. Modern readers will find the authors' comments on the Constitution particu larly interesting, casting many of the Founding Fathers in a new light. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries. Roy H. Tryon, Delaware State Archives, Dover
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