The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution
A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers
$30.56
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2010
Summary
What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This essential and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America’s most esteemed constitutional scholars.
Richard Beeman was one of the nation’s foremost experts on the United States Constitution, as comfortable on campus as on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In this book, he has produced what every American should have: a compact, fu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143118107 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143118102 |
| Author: | Richard Beeman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 147g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 108mm x 186mm |
| Audience Age: | 17-17 |
Critics Review
“excellent…valuable and judicious” -Jill Lepore, The New Yorker
“Excellent … valuable and judicious.” -Jill Lepore, The New Yorker
Richard Beeman
Richard Beeman (1942-2016) was a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of five previous books on the history of revolutionary America; his biography of Patrick Henry was a finalist for the National Book Award. He received awards from, among others, the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and he served as Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University. He also served as a trustee and vice-chair of the Distinguished Scholars Panel of the National Constitution Center.
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