The Constitution
Subtitle: a true book
By: by Patricia Ryon Quiri.
Publisher: Children's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: United States. -- Juvenile literature.; United States.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789 -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
Description: Explains why a constitution was needed; describes the convention in Philadelphia in 1787, the Virginia and New Jersey plans, the Great Compromise, and the ratification process.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45) and index.