The Bill of Rights
Subtitle: the fight to secure America's liberties
By: Carol Berkin
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781476743790; 9781476743806
Subjects: Constitutional history; United States; Civil rights; History
Description: Describes how the Bill of Rights came into existence, detailing how the Founders argued over the contents of the document, reflecting an ideological divide between the power of the federal versus state governments that still exists to this day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.