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Original Meanings; Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
by Rakove, Jack N
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- Condition
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1997. Full Leather. Fine. 24 x 15.5 cm. 439pp. Bound into full green leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine, moire endpapers, silk ribbon. Special edition signed by the author. Includes the COA, also signed by the author, which is laid-in. Unused Easton Press bookplate laid-in.
Synopsis
What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and who has comprehended its meaning best? Jack Rakove, professor of history at Stanford University, now approaches the debates surrounding the framing and ratification of the Constitution from the vantage point of history, examining the personal influences the various framers, especially James Madison, exerted over the process.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77609
- Title
- Original Meanings; Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
- Author
- Rakove, Jack N
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1997
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Fine
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