04093cam a2200649 i 4500 ocm00300432 OCoLC 20241111120517.0 ta 711012t19661966mauabc b 001 0 eng 66020798 (AMICUS)000001422967 010895396 Uk 0316103985 (pbk.) 9780316103985 (pbk.) 0316103780 9780316103787 AU@ 000000713489 AU@ 000023933395 AU@ 000041553709 DEBBG BV002181242 HEBIS 052864723 NLC 000001422967 NLGGC 78119282X NZ1 4447995 UKMGB 010895396 (OCoLC)300432 (OCoLC)15804087 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY pcc n-us--- JK146 B67 Bowen, Catherine Drinker, 1897-1973, author. Miracle at Philadelphia : the story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 / by Catherine Drinker Bowen ; foreword by Warren E. Burger. Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 Boston : Little, Brown and Company, [1966] 1966 xix, 346 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent An Atlantic Monthly Press book. "An Atlantic Monthly Press book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index. 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. A history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 that produced the Constitution of the U.S. United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) USA The United States Constitution 1787 gnd Constitutional Convention (United States : 1787) fast Grondwetgevende vergaderingen. gtt Constitutional history United States. sears United States fast ESTADOS UNIDOS CONSTITUCION HISTORIA. renib USA Verfassung (1787) swd Burger, Warren E., 1907-1995, writer of foreword. has work: Miracle at Philadelphia (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGkTPgPvhmWq4TTCdychQC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Atlantic Monthly Press book. lcc BK JK146 B67 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 2939 OTHER HOLDINGS 2004 2004 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-11-11 0 JK146 B67 2024-3230 2024-11-11 12:06:18 c.1 2024-11-11 BK