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100 1 _aFord, Paul Leicester,
_d1865-1902
245 1 0 _aPamphlets on the Constitution of the United States :
_bPublished During Its Discussion by the People 1787-1788
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-10-14
508 _aDavid Edwards, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States" by Paul Leicester Ford is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work compiles various pamphlets published between 1787 and 1788 during the pivotal discussions surrounding the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The collection aims to illuminate the debates of that time and the myriad opinions on issues of governance that shaped the nation. At the start of the volume, the author provides a preface that contextualizes the significance of pamphleteering in shaping public opinion and political discourse throughout history, particularly in America. Ford discusses the rarity and importance of these pamphlets as sources for understanding the contentious debates over the Constitution's ratification, highlighting key figures on both sides of the argument. He emphasizes how many of the objections raised at the time resonated with deep-seated concerns about federal authority, individual liberties, and the potential for tyranny, which are also relevant to contemporary discussions about governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789
653 _aConstitutional history -- United States -- Sources
653 _aUnited States. Constitution
653 _aUnited States. Constitution -- Bibliography
653 _aConstitutional law -- United States -- Popular works
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47110
999 _c87949
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