Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Morris, Richard B.

Witnesses at the creation Hamilton, Madison, Jay, and the Constitution Richard B. Morris - New York Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 1985 - 279 p - A Lou Reda book .

By Way of Preamble. The Plan Unfolds --
Alexander Hamilton and the Quest for Fame --
John Jay: Aristocrat as Nationalist --
Triumph at Paris: The Winning of Independence --
James Madison: Republican Champion of the Rights of Man --
A Nation Unhinged. Conspiracy and Depression --
The Years of "National Humiliation" --
Move and Countermove: Annapolis and the Shaysites --
A Nation United. Behind Closed Doors --
"With Trembling Anxiety" --
A New Order for the Ages --
Notes on the Sources --
Index.

Illustrates how the Constitution was debated, amended, and ratified through the persuasive support of these three men.

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Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804
Madison, James 1751-1836
Jay, John 1745-1829

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