Passages In The Lives Of Helen Alexander And James Currie Of Pentland, And Other Papers. Printed For

Written at a time when furious arguments were raging about the best way to govern America, The Federalist Papers had the immediate pratical aim of persuading New Yorkers to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. In this they were supremely successful,...

The painless way to absorb the arguments that lay behind the adoption of the US Constitution.

<P>The 85 essays that maker up <EM>The Federalist Papers¿</EM> clearly demonstrate the vital importance of the art of persuasion. Written between 1787 and 1788 by three of the ¿Founding Fathers¿ of the United States, the Papers were...