1. Miracle at Philadelphia - A Critical Commentary
Miss Bowen's purpose in this book is not to engage in academic controversy, nor to present fresh documentation, but rather she seeks to recreate the drama of the invention of the Constitution. ... Miss Bowen has produced a lively study of the creation of the Constitution that is both literate and scholarly, but her sense of drama, exemplified in her treatment of the daily dialogue of the Convention, tends to distort the importance of differences concerning the means of achieving consensual principles. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate