The Men Who Made the Constitution - Vile, John R.
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In The Men Who Made the Constitution, constitutional scholar John R. Vileexplores the lives and contributions of all delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, including those who left before the Convention ended and those who stayed until the last day but refused to sign. Each biography records the delegate's birth, education, previous positions or public service roles, homes, family life, life after the Convention, death, and resting place. Drawing directly from Convention debates and a vast array of secondary sources, Vile covers the positions of each delegate at the Convention on…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
In The Men Who Made the Constitution, constitutional scholar John R. Vileexplores the lives and contributions of all delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, including those who left before the Convention ended and those who stayed until the last day but refused to sign. Each biography records the delegate's birth, education, previous positions or public service roles, homes, family life, life after the Convention, death, and resting place. Drawing directly from Convention debates and a vast array of secondary sources, Vile covers the positions of each delegate at the Convention on both major and minor issues and describes his service on committees and afterward at state ratification conventions.
Autorenporträt
John R. Vile is professor of political science and dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University, and he is the author and editor of dozens of books on the U.S. Constitution and related matters including The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding, The Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, The Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment, and The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action.