The framers' coup : the making of the United States Constitution /
Michael J. Klarman.
- xiii, 865 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 815-824) and index.
Flaws in the Articles of Confederation -- Economic turmoil in the states and the road to Philadelphia -- The Constitutional Convention -- Slavery and the Constitutional Constitution -- Critics of the Constitution: the Antifederalists -- The ratifying contest -- The Bill of Rights -- Conclusion.
9780199942039 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2016009496
United States. Constitution.
Constitutional history--United States. Constitutions--United States.