Alexander Hamilton: Constitutional Interpretations - Works & Speeches in Favor of the American Constitution Including The Federalist Papers and The Continentalist

Alexander Hamilton, Emory Speer

Summary

This edition presents the writings & speeches of Alexander during the Great Debate of the American Constitution. Hamilton was one of the most influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution. He was a leader in seeking to replace the weak national government, and led the Annapolis Convention in 1786, which spurred Congress to call a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He helped achieve ratification by writing 51 of the 85 installments of The Federalist Papers, which to this day remain the single most important reference for Constitutional interpretation. 
Contents: 
The Continentalist 
Writings and Speeches in Federal Convention
Writings and Speeches in Convention of New York
The Federalist Papers 
Biography of Alexander Hamilton by Emory Speer

Available since: 05/22/2018.

Print length: 684 pages.

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