Bernard Bailyn,Henry Abbot,Simeon Baldwin,Nathaniel Barrell,Andrew Bass,Timothy Bloodworth,Samuel Bryan,David Caldwell,Tench Coxe,J. Hector St. John de CrÃ¨vecoeur,Nathan Dane,John Dawson,John Dickinson,Patrick Dollard,Benjamin Franklin,Alexander Hamilton,Patrick Henry,Jeremiah Hill,Francis Hopkinson,David Howell,Harry Innes,James Iredell,John Jay,Thomas Jefferson,Zachariah Johnston,Henry Knox,John Lansing Jr.,Henry Lee,Richard Henry Lee,Hugh Leslie,Gilbert Livingston,Robert R. Livingston,Rawlins Lowndes,James Madison,John Marshall,George Mason,ElÃ©nore-FranÃ§ois-Elie,John Page,Charles Cotesworth Pinckney,David Ramsay,Edmund Randolph,Benjamin Rush,Edward Rutledge,Melancton Smith,Joseph Spencer,samuel spencer,John Stevens Jr.,Mercy Otis Warren,George Washington,Noah Webster,John Williams,William Proctor Williams,Hugh Williamson,James Winthrop,Robert Yates
In this ,Library of America, volume (and its companion) is captured, on a scale unmatched by any previous collection, the extraordinary energy and eloquence of our first national political campaign.,Part Two gathers collected press polemics and private commentaries from January to August 1788, including all the amendments proposed by state ratifying conventions as well as dozens of speeches from the South Carolina, Virginia, New York, and North Carolina conventions. Included are dramatic confrontations from Virginia, where Patrick Henry pitted his legendary oratorical skills against the persuasive logic of Madison, and from New York, where Alexander Hamilton faced the brilliant Antifederalist Melancton Smith.,In addition to useful notes, there are biographical profiles of all writers, speakers, and recipients, and a detailed chronology of relevant events from 1774 to 1804 provide fascinating background. A general index allows readers to follow specific topics, and an appendix includes the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution (with all amendments).
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The Debate on the Constitution, Part 2: Federalist and Anti-Federalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification: January to August 1788