This concise and elegant book reintroduces us to the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. It gives the reader a context within which to explore the world of the founding fathers and their complex and still-controversial achievements and legacies.
This concise and elegant book reintroduces us to the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. It gives the reader a context within which to explore the world of the founding fathers and their complex and still-controversial achievements and legacies.
R. B. Bernstein is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, and has written, edited, or co-edited nineteen books on American constitutional and legal history, including Thomas Jefferson.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction I. The History that Made the Founding Fathers The State of the Union Free-Born English Subjects The Intellectual World II. The History that the Founding Fathers Made Independence Constitution-Making Federalism Politics Church and State Equality, Inequality, and Slavery America in the World Part III. What History Made of the Founding Fathers Ancestor Worship? "Which Founding Father Are You?" The Dead Hand of the Past: Original Intent Conclusion Notes Chronology Further Reading
Introduction I. The History that Made the Founding Fathers The State of the Union Free-Born English Subjects The Intellectual World II. The History that the Founding Fathers Made Independence Constitution-Making Federalism Politics Church and State Equality, Inequality, and Slavery America in the World Part III. What History Made of the Founding Fathers Ancestor Worship? "Which Founding Father Are You?" The Dead Hand of the Past: Original Intent Conclusion Notes Chronology Further Reading
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