The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence

by Jack N. Rakove

Book Overview

Here in a newly annotated edition are the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787-88), in which "We the People" forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. Together with the Bill of Rights and the Civil War amendments, these documents constitute what James Madison called our "political scriptures" and have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674066227
• ISBN13: 9780674066229
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 7.4"