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The Resource The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789, Joseph J. Ellis

The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789, Joseph J. Ellis

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"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their individual autonomy. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men responsible--some familiar, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, and some less so, such as Robert Morris and Governeur Morris. It was these men who shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force a calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement"--
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
xx, 290 pages
Note
"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso
Contents
  • Preface : Pluribus to Unum
  • The Articles and the Vision
  • The Financier and the Prodigy
  • The Domain
  • The Courting
  • Madison's Moment
  • The Great Debate
  • Unfinished Business
  • Appendices
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9780385353403
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The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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The quartet
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orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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Joseph J. Ellis
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Language
eng
Summary
"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their individual autonomy. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men responsible--some familiar, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, and some less so, such as Robert Morris and Governeur Morris. It was these men who shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force a calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement"--
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contains biographical information
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Ellis, Joseph J
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • United States
  • Statesmen
  • Politicians
  • Confederation of states
  • Federal government
  • Constitutional history
  • HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
  • HISTORY / United States / General
  • HISTORY / Revolutionary
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The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789, Joseph J. Ellis
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Publication
Note
"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-277) and index
Contents
Preface : Pluribus to Unum -- The Articles and the Vision -- The Financier and the Prodigy -- The Domain -- The Courting -- Madison's Moment -- The Great Debate -- Unfinished Business -- Appendices
Control code
zzv052 b1629558
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xx, 290 pages
Isbn
9780385353403
Lccn
2014034503
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CPL
Label
The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789, Joseph J. Ellis
Publication
Note
"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-277) and index
Contents
Preface : Pluribus to Unum -- The Articles and the Vision -- The Financier and the Prodigy -- The Domain -- The Courting -- Madison's Moment -- The Great Debate -- Unfinished Business -- Appendices
Control code
zzv052 b1629558
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xx, 290 pages
Isbn
9780385353403
Lccn
2014034503
System control number
CPL

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