What is the Constitution?
"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy...
| Main Author: | Demuth, Patricia (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Foley, Tim, 1962- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
[2018]
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| Series: |
What was--?
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| Summary: |
"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: |
9781524786090 1524786098 9781524786113 152478611X |
| Author Notes: |
Tim Foley is a freelance illustrator who currently lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan. |