James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights

Zusatztext This is a hair-raising book. It shows how, at stage after stage, the fight to draft and ratify the Constitution, to draft and pass the Bill of Rights, could have failed. It proves again that the tiny Madison was a giant. Informationen zum Autor Richard Labunski is a professor in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky. The author of four other books, he previously taught at the University of Washington and Penn State and worked for ten years in radio and television news. Klappentext The untold story of the fiercely contested ratification of the United States Constitution, and how Founding Father James Madison defied his fellow Virginians who opposed the Constitution, to ensure that it, and the Bill of Rights, would bring the colonies together as a unified nation. Zusammenfassung The untold story of the fiercely contested ratification of the United States Constitution, and how Founding Father James Madison defied his fellow Virginians who opposed the Constitution, to ensure that it, and the Bill of Rights, would bring the colonies together as a unified nation.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Labunski, Richard E. Labunski
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2008
• EAN: 9780195341423
• ISBN: 978-0-19-534142-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American Hi; Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, LAW / Legal History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Regional Studies, Legal History, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Political ideologies and movements