Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 24: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Rhode Island, No. 1

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 24: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Rhode Island, No. 1

John P. Kaminski (Editor), Gaspare J. Saladino (Editor), Charles H. Schoenleber (Editor), Richard Leffler (Editor), Margaret R. Flamingo (Editor), Jonathan M. Reid (Editor)
$118.75
Publication Date: October 3rd, 2011
Publisher:
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
ISBN:
9780870204685
Pages:
424

Description

This is the first of three volumes documenting Rhode Island's public and private debates about the Constitution. This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference work for historical and legal scholars, librarians, and students of the Constitution. The volumes are encyclopedic, consisting of manuscript and printed documents-contemporary newspapers, broadsides, and pamphlets-compiled from hundreds  of sources, copiously annotated, thoroughly indexed, and often accompanied  by microfiche supplements.  Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Michael Kammen has noted that The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution series "will be of enduring value centuries hence" and described it as "one of the most interesting documentary publications we have ever had."  The American Bar Association Journal has stated, "Each new volume now fills another vital part of the mosaic of national history."

Praise for Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 24: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Rhode Island, No. 1

“Such documents give us a glimpse of America in 1787–88, of its people in their homes, taverns, and streets, their convictions, rituals, and customs. The DHRC captures that moment in all its complexity and powerfully demonstrates how the great documentary editions being published today can, by extending our command of the historical record, transform our knowledge and understanding of the past. It might well be, as the historian Leonard Levy once said, the most important documentary record being published today. Certainly it is the only one dedicated to uncovering the democratic component of the American founding. It is also a monumental scholarly achievement and a gift to all Americans, now and in the future, who want to know how our nation came into being.” (Pauline Maier, historian and author of Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788)

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