The Founding: A Dramatic Account of the Writing of the Constitution

Barbash, Fred

ISBN 10: 0671552562 / ISBN 13: 9780671552565

Published by Linden Press, New York, 1987

About this Item

23 cm, 286, appendix, sources, bibliography, index. Inscribed by the author ("Fred").

Seller Inventory # 55313

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Founding: A Dramatic Account of the Writing of the Constitution
• Publisher: Linden Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671552562
• ISBN 13: 9780671552565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: very good, very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Slavery

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Synopsis

Reveals the explosive issues and the political battles which gave birth to the most important document in United States history

Reviews

This is perhaps the best available short, popular account of the Constitutional Convention. Barbash's background as a reporter for the Washington Post serves him well, especially in his portrayal of the delegates as "politicians" and the Convention as an exercise in "politics." He makes effective use of James Madison's published convention notes to construct dramatic first-person dialogue and enlivens his story by highlighting the impact of the small states and otherwise "obscure characters" on the deliberations. Though short on revelation of the delegates' motivations and lacking any new perspective, Barbash's volume is nevertheless an excellent contribution to the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries. Roy H. Tryon, Delaware State Archives, Dover
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