02250cam a2200349 a 4500 ratificationpeop0000maie CaSfIA 20250731112538.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 100702s2010 nyuabf ob 001 0 eng 2010027709 9780684868547 (hbk.) 0684868547 (hbk.) 9781451606362 (ebook) 1451606362 (ebook) (OCoLC)1256501001 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP UPZ MLY C#P MOF BWX CDX MAL DLC CaSfIA pcc n-us--- KF4541 .M278 2010 342.7302/9 22 Maier, Pauline, 1938-2013. Ratification : the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 / Pauline Maier. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010. 1 online resource (xvi, 589 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps) Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-559) and index. The morning after -- "Take this or nothing" -- A war of printed words : the national debate begins -- The Pennsylvania ratifying convention-- with Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia -- "We the people" of Connecticut and Massachusetts -- The Massachusetts Convention I : the "conversation" begins -- The Massachusetts Convention II : "--with cordiality" -- A rough road to Richmond : New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maryland, and South Carolina -- The Virginia Convention I : a battle of giants -- The Virginia Convention II : under the eyes of heaven -- On to Poughkeepsie -- The New York Convention I : a failure of oratory -- The New York Convention II : in or out? -- Some final twists : the North Carolina Convention, a meeting in Pennsylvania, and the ratification story draws to an end. The dramatic story of the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, the first new account of this seminal moment in American history in years. Constitutional history United States. United States. Constitution Public opinion. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2010027709-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2010027709-d.html https://archive.org/details/ratificationpeop0000maie Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24438805M Additional information and access via Open Library ratificationpeop0000maie ark:/13960/t0ps8df4p