Rescuing the Republic James Madison, the Annapolis Convention, and the path to the Constitution
"The first examination of how James Madison and the Annapolis Convention defied all odds and expectations to begin the near-impossible process of restructuring the federal government and worked to bring the republic back from the brink of collapse. This book explains how the Constitutional Conventio...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "The first examination of how James Madison and the Annapolis Convention defied all odds and expectations to begin the near-impossible process of restructuring the federal government and worked to bring the republic back from the brink of collapse. This book explains how the Constitutional Convention was called together, gathering enough support over a few months to be attended by every state but one. Andrew Browning sets the stage with an explanation of the fatal flaws in the Articles of Confederation that were becoming apparent in the early years of American independence. He then explains how Madison-with the support of George Washington and late assistance from Alexander Hamilton-built on the surprising success of the Mount Vernon Conference to arrange the widely misunderstood Annapolis Convention. Just as the decade-old Union was threatening to dissolve, that convention's 'stealth' success enabled Madison to overcome the previously insurmountable obstacles to restructuring the federal government. Far from being the 'fiasco' it has been called, the Annapolis Convention is shown to have been the essential springboard to the Constitutional Convention. Circumventing populist demagogues and extreme advocates of states' rights, it made possible what Madison called the 'rescue of the Union, and the blessings of liberty staked on it, from an impending catastrophe'"-- Provided by the publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780700640522 0700640525 |
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