Bowen, Catherine Drinker,  1897-1973, <br/><br/>
Miracle at Philadelphia :  the story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 / 
 Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 
by Catherine Drinker Bowen ; foreword by Warren E. Burger. 
 - xix, 346 pages :  illustrations, maps, portraits ;  22 cm 
 - An Atlantic Monthly Press book. .
 - Atlantic Monthly Press book. .
<br/><br/> "An Atlantic Monthly Press book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index. 
<br/><br/>The scene. Origins of the Convention -- The delegates and the State House. Washington and Madison -- In Convention. Randolph introduces the Virginia plan -- Federal versus national. The "two supremes." The city of Philadelphia -- The chief executive. Wilson of Philadelphia, Dickinson of Delaware. Dr. Franklin speaks his mind. June 1-6 -- "Life, liberty and property." The people at large. The method of electing congressmen. June 6-7 -- The congressional veto. Proportional representation. The delegates write home -- America divided. Sherman's Compromise. The Committee of the Whole makes its report. June 11-13 -- The New Jersey Plan. Alexander Hamilton makes his speech. June 15-19 -- The great debate. June 19-28 -- The tension mounts. Europe and America -- Journey through the American states The physical scene -- Journey through the American states, continued. The people -- The Western Territory, the land companies and the Northwest Ordinance. Manasseh Cutler -- The Great Compromise. A king for America. Ten-day adjournment. General Washington goes fishing -- Committee of Detail. The slavery compromise -- Foreigners in Congress. The "ten miles square." --Test oaths, Deism and tolerance. A standing army. Treason defined -- Who shall ratify? The people or the states? -- Drafting the Constitution. The Committee of Style and Arrangement takes hold. September 8-12 -- A bill of rights rejected -- The Constitution is signed -- The Constitution goes before the country -- Massachusetts. The people speak -- Virginia and New York. The Federal procession. 
<br/><br/> A history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 that produced the Constitution of the U.S. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0316103985 9780316103985 0316103780 9780316103787 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>66020798  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>(AMICUS)000001422967 010895396  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Constitutional Convention  (1787) <br/>USA 1787  The United States Constitution 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>Constitutional Convention (United States : 1787)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Grondwetgevende vergaderingen.<br/>Constitutional history--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States<br/>ESTADOS UNIDOS--CONSTITUCION--HISTORIA.<br/>USA--Verfassung (1787)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK146  / B67