Notes on "The Federalist" (Cliffs notes) - Softcover

Willison, George F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822004887 ISBN 13: 9780822004882

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 1972

Synopsis

The series of essays that comprise The Federalist constitutes one of the key texts of the American Revolution and the democratic system created in the wake of independence. Written in 1787 and 1788 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the proposed Constitution, these papers stand as perhaps the most eloquent testimonial to democracy that exists. They describe the ideas behind the American system of government: the separation of powers; the organization of Congress; the respective positions of the executive, legislative, and judiciary; and much more. The Federalist remains essential reading for anyone interested in politics and government, and indeed for anyone seeking a foundational statement about democracy and America.

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Review

History Book Club Review"

The William and Mary Quarterly"

The present edition . . . is the most complete and accurate that has yet appeared . . . Everyone who is interested in either the principles or the practice of government in the age of the Fathers or in our own era of perplexity should read it in part at least. Dumas Malone, History Book Club Review"

Cooke studied the text of the complete Federalist, and happily for scholars, he determined to print this separate edition embodying his discoveries. He ends at last our previous ignorance in two important areas: first, in recording the printing history of the individual essays in the four New York papers where they originally appeared; second, in reporting all the changes the Publius (Hamilton and Madison) made (or sanctioned) in the primary newspaper text when it was reissued in book form in 1788, 1802 and 1817. Cooke s edition, thus, is the first definitive, variorum edition of the text of this much reprinted classic. Douglas Adair, The William and Mary Quarterly"

-The present edition . . . is the most complete and accurate that has yet appeared . . . Everyone who is interested in either the principles or the practice of government--in the age of the Fathers or in our own era of perplexity--should read it in part at least.---Dumas Malone, History Book Club Review

-Cooke studied the text of the complete Federalist, and happily for scholars, he determined to print this separate edition embodying his discoveries. He ends at last our previous ignorance in two important areas: first, in recording the printing history of the individual essays in the four New York papers where they originally appeared; second, in reporting all the changes the Publius (Hamilton and Madison) made (or sanctioned) in the primary newspaper text when it was reissued in book form in 1788, 1802 and 1817. Cooke's edition, thus, is the first definitive, variorum edition of the text of this much reprinted classic.---Douglas Adair, The William and Mary Quarterly

"The present edition . . . is the most complete and accurate that has yet appeared . . . Everyone who is interested in either the principles or the practice of government--in the age of the Fathers or in our own era of perplexity--should read it in part at least."--Dumas Malone, History Book Club Review

"Cooke studied the text of the complete Federalist, and happily for scholars, he determined to print this separate edition embodying his discoveries. He ends at last our previous ignorance in two important areas: first, in recording the printing history of the individual essays in the four New York papers where they originally appeared; second, in reporting all the changes the Publius (Hamilton and Madison) made (or sanctioned) in the primary newspaper text when it was reissued in book form in 1788, 1802 and 1817. Cooke's edition, thus, is the first definitive, variorum edition of the text of this much reprinted classic."--Douglas Adair, The William and Mary Quarterly

About the Author

JACOB E. COOKE, author and editor of many books on U.S. history, received a B.A.from the University of North Carolina and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. fro Columbia University. His honors and awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for Humanities fellowship. He has taught at Columbia, Carnegie-Mellon, and Columbia University, and is now professor of history at Lafayette College. His home is in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Publication date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822004887
• ISBN 13: 9780822004882
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 101