| Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 Contributor(s): Bowen, Catherine Drinker (Author), Underwood, Kristen (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433254174 ISBN-13: 9781433254178 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $89.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: This is the story of the stormy, brilliant session of 1787 in Philadelphia which saw the birth of the Constitution of the United States. Looked at straight from the records, the Federal Convention is startlingly fresh and new. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Constitutions - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 6.2" (0.80 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Locality - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Miracle at Philadelphia is the story of that stormy, brilliant session of 1787 in Philadelphia which saw the birth of the Constitution of the United States. Looked at straight from the records, the Federal Convention is startlingly fresh and new, as if you are actually there mingling with the delegates, hearing their arguments, and witnessing a dramatic moment in history. Here is the fascinating record of those hot, sultry summer months of debate when ideas clashed and tempers flared. Here is the country as it was then, as described by Berkshire farmers, Patrick Henry's fringed-legginged Kentucky allies, and French and English travelers. Here, too, are the offstage voices-Thomas Jefferson, Tom Paine, and John Adams from Europe-all intensely concerned with what was going on in Philadelphia. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowen, Catherine Drinker: - Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897-1973) was one of the most prominent practitioners in the field of literary biography. Her two best-known works, John Adams and the American Revolution and Yankee from Olympus, have been praised as faithful and sympathetic portraits of distinguished Americans. |