Publication

1999 - Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

76,500 words, Guess

Page Count

306 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • 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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