An Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin) 1874-1948 creator text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States" by Charles A. Beard is a history book published in 1913. It argues that the Founding Fathers designed the Constitution primarily to protect their personal financial interests rather than purely democratic ideals. Through examination of tax records, property holdings, and biographical sources, Beard contends the Constitutional Convention was attended by a wealthy elite seeking to safeguard their investments and economic standing, challenging traditional views of America's founding document. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Economic_Interpretation_of_the_Constitution_of_the_United_States Release date is 2023-04-30 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: United States: The Macmillan company, 1914 Constitutional history -- United States United States -- Economic conditions -- To 1865 United States. Constitution -- Economic aspects Economic liberties (U.S. Constitution) Constitutional law -- Economic aspects -- United States JK KF United States: The Macmillan company, 1914 https://archive.org/details/economicinterpre00bear_3 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70677 https://archive.org/details/economicinterpre00bear_3 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70677 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134632.0 70677