The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume XII: Ratification of the Constitution by the States, Maryland [2] (Volume 12)

Fields, David P.,LannĂ r-Cusin, Johanna E.,Flamingo, Margaret R.,Moore, Timothy D.,Reid, Jonathan M.

ISBN 10: 0870206869 / ISBN 13: 9780870206863

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Pre, 2015

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Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # M0870206869Z3

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Documentary History of the Ratification ...

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Pre

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

This is the first of two volumes documenting Maryland's public and private debates about the Constitution. This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference work for historical and legal scholars, librarians, and students of the Constitution.

Review:

"Such documents give us a glimpse of America in 1787-88, of its people in their homes, taverns, and streets, their convictions, rituals, and customs. The DHRC captures that moment in all its complexity and powerfully demonstrates how the great documentary editions being published today can, by extending our command of the historical record, transform our knowledge and understanding of the past. It might well be, as the historian Leonard Levy once said, the most important documentary record being published today. Certainly it is the only one dedicated to uncovering the democratic component of the American founding. It is also a monumental scholarly achievement and a gift to all Americans, now and in the future, who want to know how our nation came into being." (Pauline Maier, historian and author of Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788)