James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights

Name: James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
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ISBN: 9780195341423

ISBN-10: 0195341422

ISBN-13: 9780195341423

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard Labunski

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Today we hold the Constitution in such high regard that we can hardly imagine how hotly contested was its adoption. Now Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes--the diminutive and exceedingly shy James Madison. Here is a vividly written account of not one but several major political struggles which changed the course of American history. Labunski takes us inside the sweltering converted theater in Richmond, where for three grueling weeks, the soft-spoken Madison and the charismatic Patrick Henry fought over whether Virginia should ratify the Constitution. Madison won the day…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.30" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Editor's Note


Introduction



The Philadelphia Convention



The Reluctant Candidate



The Road to Richmond



The Virginia Ratifying Convention



The Ratification Vote



The Anti-Federalists Fight Back



The Election



Madison Introduces the Bill of Rights



Congress Proposes the Bill of Rights



Ratification of the Bill of Rights



Epilogue



James Madison's Proposed Amendments (June 8, 1789)



Amendments Reported by the House Select Committee (July 28, 1789)



Amendments Passed by the House of Representatives (August 24, 1789)



Amendments Passed by the Senate (September 9, 1789)



Amendments Proposed by Congress to the States (September 25, 1789)


Abbreviations and Frequently Cited Sources


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index


About the Author