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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
Madison's hand Madison's hand Mary Sarah Bilder "New digital technologies and traditional historical investigation suggest that James Madison did not finish his famous Notes until after the Convention. The Notes are the most important, and most mi… OL20016707W
Fifty-five fathers Fifty-five fathers Selma R. Williams Retells the story of the Philadelphia convention in 1787 drawing on the original notes of James Madison and on the diary of William Pierce. OL4128790W
The Summer of 1787 The Summer of 1787 David O. Stewart The successful creation of the Consititution is a suspense story. The Summery of 1787 takes us into the sweltering room in which delegates struggled for four months to produce the flawed but endurin… OL8454022W