A Country with No Name: Tales from the Constitution

By Sebastian De Grazia

Book Overview

In an imaginative and masterful work of history, Pulitzer Prize-winner Sebastian de Grazia has created two memorable characters. Nineteen-year-old Oliver Huggins is in for the tutorial of his life.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679419772
• ISBN13: 9780679419778
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

The Constitution is best seen from a distance

The Constitution may not be what you think it is. This book examines the history and meaning of the Constitution through tales presented, by a young English woman, in the fashion of Scheherezade (of Arabian Nights fame). Sounds strange, but it works remarkably well. I would highly recommend the book to any - American. We could all use a good healthy dose of Constitutional tutoring and this particular lesson is taught with style.