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The Bill of Rights: The Fight To Secure America's Liberties
By Berkin, Carol
- ISBN
- 9781476743790 9781476743813
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Starred Review on May 1, 2015 | Social Sciences
The Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in 1787 was supposed to propose reforms to the Articles of Confederation. Instead attendees wrote an entirely new document. Berkin (history, Baruch Coll.; A Brilliant Solution) tells the story of the Bill of Rights in the Convention, the ratification in the states, and in the First Congress. Those who opposed...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
