Plain, Honest Men by Richard Beeman

Plain, Honest Men by Richard Beeman

In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues in dispute-the extent of presidential power, the nature of federalism, and, most explosive of all, the role of slavery-have continued to provoke conflict throughout our nation's history. This unprecedented book takes readers behind the scenes to show how the world's most enduring constitution was forged through conflict, compromise, and fragile consensus. As Gouverneur Morris, delegate of Pennsylvania, noted- "While some have boasted it as a work from Heaven, others have given it a less righteous origin. I have many reasons to believe that it is the work of plain, honest men."

Richard R. Beeman is a University of Pennsylvania history professor and the author of The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America, which is also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

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ISBN 13	9780812976847
ISBN 10	0812976843
Title	Plain, Honest Men
Author	Richard Beeman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2010-02-09
Number of pages	544
Prizes	Winner of George Washington Book Prize 2010
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