Origins of the Bill of Rights
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Author
Publication
1999 - Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
76,500 words, Guess
Page Count
306 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24931260M
- ISBN-139780300078022
- ISBN-100300078021
- OCLC Control Number40119892
- OCLC Control Numberoriginsofbillofr00levy
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- Library of Congress Control Number98044965
Classifications
- DDC342.73/085
- LCCKF4749 .L488 1999
Description
In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties.
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Series Statement
- Contemporary law series
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