When the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adjourned late in the summer of 1787, the delegates returned to their states to report on the new Constitution, which had to be ratified by specially elected conventions in at least nine states. Pauline Maier recounts the dramatic events of the ensuing debate in homes, taverns, and convention halls, drawing generously on the speeches and letters of founding fathers, both familiar and forgotten, on all sides.This is the first narrative history in decades of the ratification debate, with all its significance, and it draws on new scholarship about the ratification process. In Maier's skillful hands, this fascinating yet often overlooked episode in the nation's history comes to life as never before.

Reveals the origins of the Declaration's ideas and phrases, unravels the story of its drafting, and explores the implications of its treatment as a sacred text

A textbook that describes American history, culture, and innovations. (view table of contents)

Product Description: W. W. Norton presents Inventing America, a balanced new survey of American history by four outstanding historians. The text uses the theme of innovation—the impulse in American history to "make it new"—to integrate the political, economic, social, and cultural dimensions of the American story...read more

Provides a history of the United States, emphasizing America's innovations in politics, economics, social relations, culture, science, technology, and adaptation to the natural environment.

A textbook that describes American history, culture, and innovations.

A single volume contains the two most important American documents, the Constitution of the United States, the entire text of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the Bill of Rights and successive constitutional amendments. Reprint.

Portraits of five radicals of pre-Revolutionary America reveal the background, beliefs and circumstances that shaped their individual commitments to independence

Details major events which shaped an organized resistance movement against the British and brought about the American Revolution