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Selections from The Federalist

A Commentary on The Constitution of The United States

James Madison author Alexander Hamilton author John Jay author Henry Steele Commager editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:26th Jul '12

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Selections from The Federalist cover

These essays on the Constitution were written by busy men in the midst of an active public and professional life, written with immense haste, and without proper time for consultation.... Yet even when they first appeared, the Federalist papers were recognized as the best explanation of and defense of the Constitution available, and they took their place, almost at once, as a classic. Jefferson-no Federalist himself-pronounced the volume, when it appeared, the best commentary on the principles of government which has ever been written."-From the Introduction by Editor, Henry S. Commager. Includes bibliography.

ISBN: 9780882950419

Dimensions: 185mm x 119mm x 10mm

Weight: 166g

162 pages