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Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791
Bickford, Charlene Bangs. Ed(S): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; Digiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E.
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Description for Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791
Hardback. This volume presents letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City by 1789. They bring the official record to life by providing details about the political process. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1225.
"A monument of careful yet easily usable scholarship. The formal legislative record always needs to be supplemented by the evidence of personal correspondence. This correspondence is in its own important way a memorial to a crucial moment in the translation of the constitution from founding text into functioning document, because it helped to establish the links necessary to maintain loyalty to the new government. The completion of the DHFFC will fill in one of the most exciting and momentous chapters in American political history."--Jack Rakove, Stanford University. "One of the most imaginative and valuable editorial projects ever undertaken for ... Read more
"A monument of careful yet easily usable scholarship. The formal legislative record always needs to be supplemented by the evidence of personal correspondence. This correspondence is in its own important way a memorial to a crucial moment in the translation of the constitution from founding text into functioning document, because it helped to establish the links necessary to maintain loyalty to the new government. The completion of the DHFFC will fill in one of the most exciting and momentous chapters in American political history."--Jack Rakove, Stanford University. "One of the most imaginative and valuable editorial projects ever undertaken for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
776
Condition
New
Series
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-Ma
Number of Pages
776
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801871610
SKU
V9780801871610
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99-45
About Bickford, Charlene Bangs. Ed(S): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; Digiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E.
Charlene Bangs Bickford is director and coeditor of The Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791. Kenneth R. Bowling serves as coeditor of the DHFFC. William C. diGiacomantonio and Helen E. Veit, are associate editors of the DHFFC.
Reviews for Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791
This complete and well-edited record of the First Federal Congress is a model documentary edition. Historians of the early republic owe thanks to the editors and publisher of this exemplary collection.
Kenneth R. Stevens Journal of the Early Republic 2006
Kenneth R. Stevens Journal of the Early Republic 2006