Democracy, Liberty, and Property: The State Constitutional Conventions of the 1820s

by Merrill D. Peterson

Book Overview

In one volume, Democracy, Liberty, and Property provides an overview of the state constitutional conventions held in the 1820s. With topics as relevant today as they were then, this collection of essential primary sources sheds light on many of the enduring issues of liberty. Emphasizing the connection between federalism and liberty, the debates that took place at these conventions show how questions of liberty were central to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865977895
• ISBN13: 9780865977891
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5