Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The genius of the people The genius of the people Charles L. Mee "As it revealed itself in the strange mix of bankers, farmers, politicians, merchants, scholars and generals who struggled throughout the long summer of 1787 to construct a constitution unique in the… OL11015374W
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Jean Fritz,Tomie dePaola Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention of 1787. OL1931488W
Miracle at Philadelphia Miracle at Philadelphia Catherine Drinker Bowen This book is a history of the Federal Convention in Philadelphia that resulted in the Constitution of the United States. A review of the events and personalities surrounding the Constitutional Conven… OL26199230W
"A convention of delegates" "A convention of delegates" Denis J. Hauptly Describes the events occurring before and during the Constitutional Convention, in which delegates from the thirteen original states struggled to agree on a Constitution. OL4469717W
A more perfect union A more perfect union Peters, William A narrative with all the drama of good fiction, this book is an accurate, day-by-day account of the pivotal event of American history--the 1787 Convention that drafted the Constitution. Transported t… OL4989038W
The Constitutional Convention The Constitutional Convention Martin McPhillips Describes how delegates from the thirteen original states came together in 1787 to create a Constitution to preserve the newly born United States. OL5113552W