The Revolutionary Constitution

by David J. Bodenhamer

Book Overview

The framers of the Constitution chose their words carefully when they wrote of a more perfect union--not absolutely perfect, but with room for improvement. Indeed, we no longer operate under the same Constitution as that ratified in 1788, or even the one completed by the Bill of Rights in 1791--because we are no longer the same nation.

In The Revolutionary Constitution, David J. Bodenhamer provides a comprehensive new look at America's basic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195378334
• ISBN13: 9780195378337
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"