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Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787

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History

Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world: the Constitution. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. Decision in Philadelphia is the best popular history of the Constitutional Convention; in it, the life and times of eighteenth century America not only come alive, but the very human qualities of the men who framed the document are brought provocatively into focus—casting many of the Founding Fathers in a new light. A celebration of how and why our Constitution came into being, Decision in Philadelphia is also a testament of the American spirit at its finest.

© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781609989958
© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Ebook): 9781620641958

Release date

Audiobook: 1 August 2012
Ebook: 1 May 2012

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