The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780385353403 (hardback : alkaline paper), 0385353405 (hardback : alkaline paper), 9780804172486 (paperback : alkaline paper), 080417248X (paperback : alkaline paper)
Physical Desc
xx, 290 pages ; 24 cm
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Status
Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
342.73 ELL
1 available
342.73 ELL
1 available
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385353403 (hardback : alkaline paper), 0385353405 (hardback : alkaline paper), 9780804172486 (paperback : alkaline paper), 080417248X (paperback : alkaline paper)
Notes
General Note
"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their individual autonomy. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men responsible--some familiar, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, and some less so, such as Robert Morris and Governeur Morris. It was these men who shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force a calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement"--,Provided by publisher.
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 ELL | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 ELL | Available |
East Hanover Library - Adult Nonfiction | 342.7 ELL | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 973.3 | Available |
Jefferson Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 ELL | Available |
Kinnelon Library - Adult Nonfiction | 342.73 ELLIS | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Confederation of states -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Constitutional history -- United States.
Federal government -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Politicians -- United States -- Biography.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
Confederation of states -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Constitutional history -- United States.
Federal government -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Politicians -- United States -- Biography.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ellis, J. J. (2015). The quartet: orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789 (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Joseph J. 2015. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Joseph J. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ellis, Joseph J. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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