Quartet Orchestrating Second American by Ellis Joseph (140 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!

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Condition: Good. Good condition. audioCD. Disc slightly scratched. Case Very Good. Unabridged edition. Quality guaranteed! In original artwork/packaging unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Clean and tight. DJ not price clipped, some chipping and loss on top edge of spine. 1st edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($27.95 price intact). Published by Knopf, 2015. Octavo. Hardcover. Signed publisher bookplate on half title page. Book is very good with vertical crease to first few pages. Dust jacket is very good with crease to left flap. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition maroon boards with a dark maroon spine and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Joseph J. Ellis; Author Dedication; Preface; Appendix A: The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union; Appendix B: Constitution of the United States; Appendix C: The Bill of Rights; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index and A Note About the Author. "From Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis, the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. We all know the famous opening phrase of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this Continent a new Nation." The truth is different. In 1776, thirteen American colonies declared themselves independent states that only temporarily joined forces in order to defeat the British. Once victorious, they planned to go their separate ways. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor a political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their autonomy as states. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men most responsible - George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madision. These men, with the help of Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris, shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force the calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement. Ellis has given us a gripping and dramatic portrait of one of the most crucial and misconstrued periods in American history: the years between the end of the Revolution and the formation of the federal government. The Quartet unmasks a myth, and in its place presents an even more compelling truth - one that lies at the heart of understanding the creation of the United States of America." - from the inner front jacket flap.

Hardcover. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 9.5 X 6.7 X 1.3 inches; 320 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 6.5 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 290 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 320 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Condition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, segni d'uso Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.