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"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy...
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Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between |
| Carrier Form: | 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
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9781524786090 (paperback) : 1524786098 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | KF4541 |
| CLC: | D771.29 |
| Call Number: | D771.29/D389 |
| Contents: | What is the Constitution? -- A limping goverment -- Who's coming to Philadelphia? -- Virginia has a plan -- Small versus big -- A battle between north and south -- Decisions, decisions -- "We the people" -- The Bill of Rights -- The living Constitution. |