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The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution
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|  | The Summer of 1787 adds nothing new to the mountains of work on the subject. However, this does not seem to be the intent of the author. Rather than add to a subject that has been analized inside out, Mr. Stewart attempts to bring History to a mainstream audience. The writing style is interesting and readable (more as a narrative with a cast of characters than as a scholarly work of History).
The Summer of 1787 reminds everyone that the Founding Generation was just human like the rest of us. Their work, the U.S. Constitution, has developed a following that revere it almost as its own religion. Mr. Stewart bravely reminds them that it was written by mere mortals, and thus succeptible to our flaws, mistakes, and self interest.
Mr. Stewart grounds the "Founding Fathers" in reality like few authors in the past century have dared. He reminds us that their work was a product of hurried compromise, not the well planned Balance of Power we were taught in school. He is not afraid to point out its faults (putting off the slavery question for future generations to consider, &tc.).
This book is not for the experienced scholar, there is nothing new here. However, The Summer of 1787 is a must-read for everyone else.
| | | The Summer of 1787 is quite simply a well written book. The author very skillfully presents both sketches of the participant personalities and the
events that transpired. If you want to know about the significant elements of the Constitution and how they were included, this is the book to read.
The author excels at explaining the impact of the subject of slave states
versus free states. What I wanted to do as a reader was visit the events
of the Constitutional Convention, learn what happened, and learn who was there and what they did. I accomplished these goals. This is a straight forward book which is quite readable from the prose standpoint. It gives
you what you need to know but also piques one's interest to learn more
about some of the specifics.
Richard Macomber
Cape Coral, FL
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| | This book keeps you interested as it draws you into young America during the time of the convention which was held in 1787. Full of life, and engaging, while all the while illuminating aspects of the discussion and those decisions which led to our still-living constitution. I highly recommend this book.
| | | Wonderful book, show us how different views from different sections of the young nation festered until the outbreak of the civil war.
| | | Having no prior knowledge of the author, I didn't know what to expect. Since the subject matter was so appealing, I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad I did. This book was very well done. It's a quick read of an unfolding drama that stars some of the biggest names in American history (Washington, Madison, Franklin). It also taught me a great deal about some of the supporting characters, including Sherman, the Pinckneys and the agitator Luther Martin. I think this is a book for anybody -- it's not too heavy and doesn't get bogged down in legal terminology, which was a concern of mine since the author is a lawyer. Nicely done.
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