The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution
$39.79
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
23 October 2012
Summary
What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America’s most esteemed constitutional scholars.In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presentsThe Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Beeman has created a fascinating apparatus for understanding …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143121961 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143121960 |
| Series: | Penguin Civic Classics |
| Author: | Richard Beeman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 23 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 108g |
| Dimensions: | 188mm x 107mm x 12mm |
About The Author
Richard Beeman
Richard Beeman, the John Welsh Centennial Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, has previously served as the Chair of the Department of History, Associate Dean in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of the College of Arts of Sciences. He serves as a trustee of the National Constitution Center and on the center’s executive committee. Author of seven previous books, among themThe Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution andPlain Honest Men- The Making of the American Constitution, Professor Beeman has received numerous grants and awards including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Huntington Library. His biography of Patrick Henry was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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