The Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804 creator Jay, John 1745-1829 Madison, James 1751-1836 text utu 1991 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Federalist Papers" by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison is a collection of 85 essays written between 1787-1788. Published under the pseudonym "Publius," these articles aimed to persuade New York voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. The essays tackle fundamental questions about governance, from preventing tyranny of the majority to establishing checks and balances. They address whether societies can create good government through reason and choice, or must rely on accident and force. This defense of the Constitution became a landmark work in political science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Essays written 1787-88 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Federalist_Papers Release date is 1991-08-01 Original publication data not identified Constitutional history -- United States -- Sources Constitutional law -- United States JK KF Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133026.0 18