The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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Book
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First edition.
ISBN
9780385353403 (cloth : alkaline paper), 0385353405 (cloth : alkaline paper), 9780804172486 (paperback : alkaline paper), 080417248X (paperback : alkaline paper)
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xx, 290 pages ; 24 cm
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Adult (4th Floor) - Adult Nonfiction
342.7302 Ell
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385353403 (cloth : alkaline paper), 0385353405 (cloth : alkaline paper), 9780804172486 (paperback : alkaline paper), 080417248X (paperback : alkaline paper)

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"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-277) and index.
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"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their individual autonomy. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men responsible--some familiar, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, and some less so, such as Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris. It was these men who shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force a calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ellis, J. J. (2015). The quartet: orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789 (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ellis, Joseph J. 2015. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ellis, Joseph J. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ellis, Joseph J. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

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