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James Madison and the struggle for the Bill of Rights
Abstract
Today we hold the Constitution in such high regard that we can hardly imagine how hotly contested was its adoption. In fact, many of the thirteen states saw fierce debate over the document, and ratification was by no means certain.
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Virginia, the largest and most influential state, approved the Constitution by the barest of margins, and only after an epic political battle between James Madison and Patrick Henry. Now Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes--the diminutive and exc
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| Description | *James Madison and the struggle for the Bill of Rights / Richard Labunski Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 1 online resource (xii, 336 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
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| Note | English. Formato pdf/epub Accesso riservato secondo le condizioni contrattuali https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=168968 |
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| ISBN | 9786612270727 | |
| 9781441627421 | ||
| 9781282270725 | ||
| 9780199740994 | ||
| 9780198040019 | ||
| 9780195181050 | ||
| 6612270721 | ||
| 1441627421 | ||
| 1282270729 | ||
| 0199740992 | ||
| 0198040016 | ||
| 0195181050 | ||
| Series | Pivotal moments in American history | |
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| Publication year | 2006 | |
| Contents note | The Philadelphia Convention -- The reluctant candidate -- The road to Richmond -- The Virginia Ratifying Convention -- The ratification vote -- The anti-federalists fight back -- The election -- Madison introduces the Bill of Rights -- Congress proposes the Bill of Rights -- Ratification of the Bill of Rights |