The Federalist papers

By John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

Subjects: Constitutional law, Constitutional law, united states, United states, politics and government, 1783-1809, Constitutional history, Constitutional history, united states, sources, Sources, United states, constitution

Description: The essays of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay make the case for a new and united nation, governed under a written Constitution that endures to this day. The Federalist Papers are an indispensable guide to the intentions of the founding fathers who created the United States, and a canonical text in the development of western political thought. This new edition pays full attention to the classical learning of their authors and the historical examples they deploy. - Back cover.