Constitutional Journal: Correspondent's Report from the Convention of 1787 - Softcover

Jeffrey St.John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0915463555 ISBN 13: 9780915463558

Publisher: Jameson Books,U.S., 2008

Synopsis

A narrative history of the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787, written as a series of daily newspaper accounts by an "on-the-scene reporter." Foreword by Warren Burger, former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

About this title

Synopsis:

You are there, in 1787, at America's constitutional convention, with an 'inside story' that reads like a modern-day confidential account of the secret proceedings in Philadelphia. Veteran print and broadcast reporter St John reports each day's proceedings, flavouring his dispatches with quotes drawn from the correspondence and notes of the delegates. He captures the frustration, conflict, hope and despair of America's Founders during the long, sweltering summer session as the political future of the United States hangs in the balance. Appearing daily in major newspapers and broadcast around the world during the bicentennial summer of 1987 by the United States Information Agency, this is a popular narrative history ideal for students and general readers of American history.

About the Author:

Jeffrey St. John (Ph.D., University of Washington) is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University. His published work includes essays on legal argument, critical rhetoric, the construction of self at sites of public controversy, and the reception of contested terms including "tolerance" and "civility" in public culture. He teaches undergraduate courses in public advocacy, free speech, communication theory, and political rhetoric, and graduate courses in communication theory and public deliberation. His current research projects include a mapping of the rhetorical geography of "moral values" voting patterns (with his colleague Jerry Miller) and a study of mimesis and public memory in contemporary fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jameson Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0915463555
• ISBN 13: 9780915463558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312