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1) Decision in Philadelphia: the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Author

Collier, Christopher

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Draws on the latest research and scholarly thinking to reconstruct the personality and ideological clashes that marked the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention.

2) The great American spectaculars: the Kentucky Derby, Mardi Gras, and other days of celebration

Author

Ludwig, Jack Barry

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

1976

Language

English

3) Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections

Author

Congressional Quarterly, Inc

Publisher

Pub. Date

[1975], c1975

Language

English

4) Starting from Seneca Falls

Author

Schwabach, Karen

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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In 1848, eleven-year-old Bridie runs away to Seneca Falls, New York, where she meets a free black girl named Rose and gets caught up in Elizabeth Cady Stanton's plans for a women's rights convention. Includes historical notes.

5) Key constitutional concepts

Publisher

Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands

Pub. Date

c2006

Language

English

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"These three 20- minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman's decision to take over...

6) The peace that almost was: the forgotten story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the final attempt to avert the Civil War

Author

Tooley, Mark

Publisher

Nelson Books

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

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This is the story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference, the bipartisan, last-ditch effort to prevent the Civil War, an effort that nearly averted the carnage that followed.

7) The Constitution

Author

Marcovitz, Hal

Series

Patriotic symbols of America
American symbols and their meanings

Publisher

Mason Crest Publishers

Pub. Date

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the history of the United States Constitution, from events leading up to its creation and ratification more than 200 years ago to some amendments that have been added as recently as 1971.