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James Madison and the struggle for the Bill of Rights / Richard Labunski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Labunski, Richard E., author.
- Series:
- Pivotal moments in American history.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Pivotal moments in American history
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Madison, James, 1751-1836.
- Madison, James.
- United States. Constitution--History.
- United States.
- Civil rights--United States--History.
- Civil rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Labunski presents the story of the ratification of the US Constitution, and how Founding Father, James Madison defied the Virginians who opposed the Constitution, to ensure that it, and the Bill of Rights, would bring the colonies together. This book aims to shed light on a key turning point in the nation's history.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-771404-8
- 0-19-974099-2
- 1-282-27072-9
- 9786612270727
- 1-4416-2742-1
- 0-19-804001-6
- OCLC:
- 144618743
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