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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Main Author: Browning, Andrew H. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2025]
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a "A rope of sand" : 1775-1783 -- "Imbecility" : 1783-1786 -- "Calling a Convention of the States" : 1784-1786 -- "Having rather exceeded our authority" : 1786-1787 -- Epilogue. "A more perfect union". 
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