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Decision in Philadelphia

The Constitutional Convention of 1787

By Christopher Collier

By Christopher Collier

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Jun 26, 2007 | ISBN 9780345498403

Decision in Philadelphia by Christopher Collier
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About Decision in Philadelphia

Includes a complete copy of the Constitution.
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "The best popular history of the Constitutional Convention available."–Library Journal

About Christopher Collier

Christopher Collier is an author and historian. He attended Clark University and Columbia University, where he earned his PhD. He was the official Connecticut State Historian from 1984 to 2004 and is now professor of history emeritus at the University of… More about Christopher Collier

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Category: Colonial/Revolutionary Period

Paperback | $18.00
Published by Ballantine Books
Jun 26, 2007 | 448 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780345498403

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