03669cam a2200505 i 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019007000300036008004100039010001700080016002500097016001800122020002300140020002600163020001500189020001800204035003500222040002400257042000800281043001200289050001500301100005100316245015900367246006600526264004900592264000900641300006200650336002600712490003600738500003800774504006700812505157000879520010702449610005402556610005102610611005902661650004002720650005002760651002402810651005102834651003202885700005602917758015702973830003303130ocm00300432 OCoLC20241111120517.0ta711012t19661966mauabc   b    001 0 eng    a   66020798   a(AMICUS)0000014229677 a0108953962Uk  a0316103985q(pbk.)  a9780316103985q(pbk.)  a0316103780  a9780316103787  a(OCoLC)300432z(OCoLC)15804087  bengcGAFCSC LIBRARY  apcc  an-us---00aJK146bB671 aBowen, Catherine Drinker,d1897-1973,eauthor.10aMiracle at Philadelphia :bthe story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 /cby Catherine Drinker Bowen ; foreword by Warren E. Burger.30aStory of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 1aBoston :bLittle, Brown and Company,c[1966] 4c1966  axix, 346 pages :billustrations, maps, portraits ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent1 aAn Atlantic Monthly Press book.  a"An Atlantic Monthly Press book."  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index.0 aThe 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.  aA history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 that produced the Constitution of the U.S.10aUnited States.bConstitutional Conventiond(1787)17aUSAtThe United States Constitutionf17872gnd27aConstitutional Convention (United States : 1787)2fast17aGrondwetgevende vergaderingen.2gtt 7aConstitutional historyzUnited States.2sears 7aUnited States2fast 7aESTADOS UNIDOSxCONSTITUCIONxHISTORIA.2renib 7aUSAxVerfassung (1787)2swd1 aBurger, Warren E.,d1907-1995,ewriter of foreword.  ihas work:aMiracle at Philadelphia (Text)1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGkTPgPvhmWq4TTCdychQC4https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork 0aAtlantic Monthly Press book.