Shapers of the great debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Subtitle: a biographical dictionary
By: Joseph C. Morton.
Series: Shapers of the great American debates,; no. 8
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: United States. Constitutional Convention; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- Dictionaries.; Politicians -- United States -- Biography -- Dictionaries.; Constitutional history -- United States.; United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Biography -- Dictionaries.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
Genres: Biography; Dictionaries.
Description: "The U.S. Constitution and the concepts it proclaims have been under almost constant attack since its inception. At a convention in 1787, fifty-five delegates assembled in Philadelphia to revise and amend the Articles of Confederation, only to emerge sixteen weeks later with a new document: the U.S. Constitution.".

"The convention was filled with constant debate over how much power should be given to government and how this power should be allocated, state rights v. nationalists, small states v. large states, political conservatives v. political liberals, and slave-owners v. non-slave-owners. Fifty-five biographies, one for each delegate, are presented. Biographies include such notable individuals as Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Luther Martin, and James Madison. An introductory essay, appendices including the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution, and an annotated bibliography are also included."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.