ISBN: 9780743286923 - the summer of 1787: the men who invented the constitution (42 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Good. The Summer of 1787 takes us into the sweltering room in which the founding fathers struggled for four months to produce the Constitution: the flawed but enduring document that would define the nation--then and now. George Washington presided, James Madison kept the notes, Benjamin Franklin offered wisdom and humor at crucial times. The Summer of 1787 traces the struggles within the Philadelphia Convention as the delegates hammered out the charter for the world's first constitutional democracy. Relying on the words of the delegates themselves to explore the Convention's sharp conflicts and hard bargaining, David O. Stewart lays out the passions and contradictions of the, often, painful process of writing the Constitution. It was a desperate balancing act. Revolutionary principles required that the people have power, but could the people be trusted? Would a stronger central government leave room for the states? Would the small states accept a Congress in which seats were allotted according to population rather than to each sovereign state? And what of slavery? The supercharged debates over America's original sin led to the most creative and most disappointing political deals of the Convention. The room was crowded with colorful and passionate characters, some known--Alexander Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris, Edmund Randolph--and others largely forgotten. At different points during that sultry summer, more than half of the delegates threatened to walk out, and some actually did, but Washington's quiet leadership and the delegates' inspired compromises held the Convention together. In a country continually arguing over the document's original intent, it is fascinating to watch these powerful characters struggle toward consensus--often reluctantly--to write a flawed but living and breathing document that could evolve with the nation.…

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Zustand: Good. The Summer of 1787 takes us into the sweltering room in which the founding fathers struggled for four months to produce the Constitution: the flawed but enduring document that would define the nation--then and now. George Washington presided, James Madison kept the notes, Benjamin Franklin offered wisdom and humor at crucial times. The Summer of 1787 traces the struggles within the Philadelphia Convention as the delegates hammered out the charter for the world's first constitutional democracy. Relying on the words of the delegates themselves to explore the Convention's sharp conflicts and hard bargaining, David O. Stewart lays out the passions and contradictions of the, often, painful process of writing the Constitution. It was a desperate balancing act. Revolutionary principles required that the people have power, but could the people be trusted? Would a stronger central government leave room for the states? Would the small states accept a Congress in which seats were allotted according to population rather than to each sovereign state? And what of slavery? The supercharged debates over America's original sin led to the most creative and most disappointing political deals of the Convention. The room was crowded with colorful and passionate characters, some known--Alexander Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris, Edmund Randolph--and others largely forgotten. At different points during that sultry summer, more than half of the delegates threatened to walk out, and some actually did, but Washington's quiet leadership and the delegates' inspired compromises held the Convention together. In a country continually arguing over the document's original intent, it is fascinating to watch these powerful characters struggle toward consensus--often reluctantly--to write a flawed but living and breathing document that could evolve with the nation.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Condition is AS NEW in a hard cover. DJ is AS NEW. The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution by David O. Stewart is a narrative history that provides a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the four-month Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia where the U.S. Constitution was forged through intense debate and compromise. The book covers: The setting and atmosphere: It describes the physical conditions of the secret meeting in a sweltering Philadelphia room, and the palpable sense of national crisis (huge debts, internal rebellion, weak central government under the Articles of Confederation) that drove the delegates. Key figures and their personalities: The book offers vivid portraits of well-known figures like the quiet, authoritative George Washington (who presided over the convention), the diligent James Madison (whose detailed notes shaped much of the document), and the witty Benjamin Franklin, as well as lesser-known but influential men like Gouverneur Morris and James Wilson. Major conflicts and compromises: Stewart highlights the deep divisions and "desperate balancing acts" required to reach a consensus. The primary issues included: Representation: The clash between large and small states over legislative power, ultimately resolved by the "Great Compromise" which established both the House of Representatives (proportional representation) and the Senate (equal representation per state). Federal vs. state power: The debate over creating a strong central government without completely eroding the power of individual states. Slavery: The heated debates over "America's original sin," which led to the "Three-Fifths Compromise" (counting 60% of enslaved people for representation) and a temporary allowance for the international slave trade to continue. Executive power: The struggle to define the presidency and the creation of the complex Electoral College system. A "true-life suspense story": The book is framed as a narrative that emphasizes the fragility of the process, noting that many delegates threatened to leave and some did, making the final agreement seem like a close call. The document's legacy: The book concludes by reflecting on how this "flawed but living and breathing document" has endured and evolved, from the immediate addition of the Bill of Rights to its function in modern America. Ultimately, The Summer of 1787 aims to show the Founding Fathers not as demigods, but as "plain, honest men" who, through political skill and painful compromise, managed to create an enduring framework for a functioning democracy.…