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The Founders

The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution
Dennis Brindell Fradin, Michael McCurdy
$22.95
ISBN: 0802789722
Format: Hardcover
 
Pub Date: 09/01/2005
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Which signer of the Constitution (from a small state) said (to the large state representatives): "I do not, Gentleman, trust you."

starting with the delegates from Deleware, who played a critical role in resolving the impasse between the small states and the large states, this collections of biographies is a tremendous help in understanding the history of the writing of the US Constitution. Like their companion volume on the Signers, Fradin and McCurdy give us clear, sober pictures of the 39 men whose signatures are on the federal charter. This is a very valuable resource.

I can't resist tempting you with a few provocative questions:

George Washington and Benjamin Franklin both signed, but so did 37 others. Do you know who the last surviving signer of hte Constitution was, and when he died?

Who represented Rhode Island at the Constitutional Convention? (answer: no one, they feared being absorbed by the larger states and boycotted the convention. Rhode Island also held out on ratifying the Constitution, becoming the last of the 13 colonies to do so in May of 1790 - which was more than a year after George Washington's inauguration as the first President!

Once again, a book that proves the value of biography in studying history!
 
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