| The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 1: Constitutional Documents and Records 1776-1787 Volume 1 Contributor(s): Jensen, Merrill (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0870201530 ISBN-13: 9780870201530 Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1976 Annotation: This third volume on the ratification campaign in Massachusetts completes the account of this powerful New England state whose influence determined the overall passage of the emerging Constitution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Political Science | Constitutions - Law | Constitutional |
| Dewey: 347.302 |
| LCCN: 75014149 |
| Series: Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.2" W x 9.24" (1.85 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference work for historical and legal scholars, librarians, and students of the Constitution. The volumes are encyclopedic, consisting of manuscript and printed documents-contemporary newspapers, broadsides, and pamphlets-compiled from hundreds of sources, copiously annotated, thoroughly indexed, and often accompanied by microfiche supplements. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Michael Kammen has noted that The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution series "will be of enduring value centuries hence" and described it as "one of the most interesting documentary publications we have ever had." The American Bar Association Journal has stated, "Each new volume now fills another vital part of the mosaic of national history." |