Original Argument : The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century

Beck, Glenn; Charles, Joshua; Balfe, Kevin (CON); Hall, Wynton (CON); Harsanyi, David (CON)

ISBN 10: 1451650612 / ISBN 13: 9781451650617

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Original Argument : The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1451650612
• ISBN 13: 9781451650617
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Glenn Beck revisited Thomas Paine’s famous pre-Revolutionary War call to action in his #1 New York Times bestseller Glenn Beck’s Common Sense. Now he brings his historical acumen and political savvy to this fresh, new interpretation of The Federalist Papers, the 18th-century collection of political essays that defined and shaped our Constitution and laid bare the “original argument” between states’ rights and big federal government--a debate as relevant and urgent today as it was at the birth of our nation.

Adapting a selection of these essential essays--pseudonymously authored by the now well-documented triumvirate of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay--for a contemporary audience, Glenn Beck has had them reworked into “modern” English so as to be thoroughly accessible to anyone seeking a better understanding of the Founding Fathers’ intent and meaning when laying the groundwork of our government. Beck provides his own illuminating commentary and annotations and, for a number of the essays, has brought together the viewpoints of both liberal and conservative historians and scholars, making this a fair and insightful perspective on the historical works that remain the primary source for interpreting Constitutional law and the rights of American citizens.

About the Author

GLENN BECK is a nationally syndicated radio host, founder of GBTV, and the author of nine national bestselling books, seven of which reached the #1 position on the New York Times list: The Original Argument; Arguing with Idiots; Glenn Beck’s Common Sense; An Inconvenient Book; the novels The Overton Window and The Christmas Sweater; and the children’s book, The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book. His new holiday novel, The Snow Angel, is available in hardcover from Threshold Editions. Visit www.glennbeck.com.