The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

by Michael J. Klarman

Book Overview

Americans revere their Constitution. However, most of us are unaware how tumultuous and improbable the drafting and ratification processes were. As Benjamin Franklin keenly observed, any assembly of men bring with them "all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views." One need not deny that the Framers had good intentions in order to believe that they also had interests. Based on prodigious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190865962
• ISBN13: 9780190865962
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.8" x 9.0"