02181nam 2200517 450 991081429840332120230808194929.00-19-994204-8(CKB)3710000000832411(EBL)4706436(PQKBManifestationID)16355476(PQKBWorkID)14928370(PQKB)23076683(MiAaPQ)EBC4706436(Au-PeEL)EBL4706436(CaPaEBR)ebr11274879(OCoLC)943710535(EXLCZ)99371000000083241120161013h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtcrdacarrierThe framers' coup the making of the United States constitution /Michael J. KlarmanNew York, New York :Oxford University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (881 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-994203-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Flaws in the Articles of Confederation -- Economic turmoil in the states and the road to Philadelphia -- The Constitutional Convention -- Slavery and the Constitutional Constitution -- Critics of the Constitution: the Antifederalists -- The ratifying contest -- The Bill of Rights -- Conclusion.Americans revere their Constitution. However, most of us are unaware how tumultuous and improbable the drafting and ratification processes were. Based on prodigious research and told largely through the voices of the participants, Michael Klarman's The Framers' Coup narrates how the Framers' clashing interests shaped the Constitution--and American history itself.Constitutional historyUnited StatesConstitutionsUnited StatesConstitutional historyConstitutions342.7302Klarman Michael J.751668MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814298403321The framers' coup3966315UNINA