Title: Origins of the Bill of Rights
Description: In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties.
Subjects: Constitutional history, United States, Histoire, Constitution, Civil rights, Grondrechten, Histoire constitutionnelle, Droits de l'homme, Constitutional amendments, History, Amendements (01er-10e), Bill of Rights (Verenigde Staten), United states, constitution, Civil rights, united states
Places: United States, Scotland, Etats-Unis