The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840

The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840

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04 May, 2021

A history of the American Constitution's formative decades from a preeminent legal scholarWhen the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the...

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ISBN-10:

0465096352

ISBN-13:

9780465096350

Publisher

Basic Books

Dimensions

9.40 X 6.10 X 2.40 inches

Language

English

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A history of the American Constitution's formative decades from a preeminent legal scholar
When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of thirty years of passionate argument over the nature of government. But ratification hardly ended the conversation. For the next half century, ordinary Americans and statesmen alike continued to wrestle with weighty questions in the halls of government and in the pages of newspapers. Should the nation's borders be expanded? Should America allow slavery to spread westward? What rights should Indian nations hold? What was the proper role of the judicial branch?
In The Words that Made Us, Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted, and he expertly assesses the answers they offered. His account of the document's origins and consolidation is a guide for anyone seeking to properly understand America's Constitution today.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:0465096352

ISBN-13

:9780465096350

Publisher

:Basic Books

Publication date

: 04 May, 2021

Category

: History

Format

:Hardcover

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

No. of Units

:1

Dimension

: 9.40 X 6.10 X 2.40 inches

Weight

:1.107 Kg

Editorial Reviews

"Amar's expert knowledge of the Constitution does not inhibit his ability as a wordsmith to tell this story in a manner that honors the complexity of the story and remains accessible to a broad range of readers. Every patriotic American should read this fascinating history in order to better understand our founding document (The Constitution) and the history that led our ancestors to wage war against England and then against the naysayers who were opposed to the development of a strong central government."--Roanoke Times

About the Author

Akhil Reed Amar is the Sterling professor of law and political science at Yale University and the author of several books on constitutional law and history, including America's Constitution: A Biography and America's Unwritten Constitution. He lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut.

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