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The words that made us, America's constitutional conversation, 1760-1840, Akhil Reed Amar

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The words that made us, America's constitutional conversation, 1760-1840, Akhil Reed Amar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The words that made us

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1195459078

Responsibility statement

Akhil Reed Amar

Sub title

America's constitutional conversation, 1760-1840

Summary

"Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar tells the story of America's constitutional conversation during its first eighty years--from the Constitution's birth in 1760 through the 1830s, when the last of America's early leaders died. Amar traces the threads of Constitutional discourse, uniting history and law in a narrative that seeks both to reveal this history anew and to make clear who was right and who was wrong on the biggest legal issues confronting early America. Amar provides an essential history of the Constitution's formative decades and an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to understand America's Constitution and its relevance today"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

"Seeds" -- Resistance -- Independence -- We -- America -- People -- Washington -- Hamilton -- Adams-Jefferson-Madison -- Jefferson-Marshall -- Marshall-Story -- Jackson -- Adieus -- Postscript : why this book?

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America's constitutional conversation, 1760-1840

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