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The Federalist Papers (Oxford World's Classics)
Alexander Hamilton
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Description for The Federalist Papers (Oxford World's Classics)
Paperback. The Federalist Papers comprise eighty-five essays written to persuade New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution of the United States in 1787-8. Written by key players in the American Revolution, they made a case for a new, united nation. They are the most important work of political thought to have come out of America. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
'A nation without a national government is an awful spectacle.' In the winter of 1787-8 a series of eighty-five essays appeared in the New York press; the purpose of the essays was to persuade the citizens of New York State to ratify the Constitution of the United States. The three authors - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay - were respectively the first Secretary of the Treasury, the fourth President, and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in American history. Each had played a crucial role in the events of the American Revolution; together they were ... Read more
'A nation without a national government is an awful spectacle.' In the winter of 1787-8 a series of eighty-five essays appeared in the New York press; the purpose of the essays was to persuade the citizens of New York State to ratify the Constitution of the United States. The three authors - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay - were respectively the first Secretary of the Treasury, the fourth President, and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in American history. Each had played a crucial role in the events of the American Revolution; together they were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192805928
SKU
V9780192805928
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About Alexander Hamilton
Lawrence Goldman is editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and he has published widely on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British History, including Britain's social and political relations with the United States.
Reviews for The Federalist Papers (Oxford World's Classics)
Admirable introduction...Oxford University Press is to be congratulated on adding it to its collection of World's Classics.
Howard Temperley, TLS
Howard Temperley, TLS