Mee, Charles L.

The Genius of the People.

First edition. New York etc., Harper & Row, 1987. 16 cm x 24 cm. XI, 348 pages with photographs and illustrations. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight spotting on page edges.

Includes for example the following chapters: The Man of History / The Man of Liberty / First Principles / The Executive / The Keystone of the Constitution / The Localists Attack / The Fourth of July / The President / Slavery / The Powers of Congress / Appendix 1: Constitution of the United States / Appendix 2: Amendments to the Constitution (Bill of Rights) / Appendix 3. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention by State etc.

″Genius of the People is a timely account of the birth of America’s national government during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Charles L. Mee Jr. vividly describes the personalities, issues, conflicts, compromises, and implications of an epoch-making meeting of brilliant and not-so-brilliant political leaders, whose vision and shortsightedness still direct our lives today.” (Amazon)

″Charles Mee has recreated the vivid drama of 1787 . . . Genius of the People is an absorbing look at the incomparable personalities who brought us our Constitution.″
- Michael Beschloss

• Keywords: 1787 · American History · American President · American Revolution · American Thinkers · Bill of Rights · Constitution of the United States · constitutional · First Edition · Slavery
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006015702X
• Inventory Number: 78145AB

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