The original argument the Federalists' case for the Constitution, adapted for the 21st century
Beck reworks the Federalist Papers into "modern English" and provides his own illuminating commentary and annotations. For a number of the essays, he includes the viewpoints of both liberal and conservative historians and scholars, making this a fair and insightful perspective on the histo...
| Main Author: | Beck, Glenn (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Charles, Joshua. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Threshold Editions : Mercury Radio Arts,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st Threshold editions trade pbk. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface. The birth of a book about the birth of our nation : how this book came to be / by Joshua Charles
- Introduction. The great American experiment : a user's guide / by Glenn Beck
- Novus ordo seclorum : a new order for the new ages
- The great compromise
- A republic, if you can keep it
- The delicate balance of power
- Minimum government, maximum freedom
- Taxation with representation
- Truth, justice and the American way
- Appendixes. The constitution, with footnotes to the Federalist papers
- The articles of confederation
- John Jay's address to the people of New York.