THE GREAT REHEARSAL : The Story of the Making and Ratifying of the Consitution of the United States
by Van Doren, Carl
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- Hardcover
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New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1948. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Vintage 1948 Edition. Embossed green quill on burnt-orange linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG w/chips, nips closed tears & small losses, and showing discoloration. LAID-IN: Review by Henry Seidel Canby titled "The Convention That Almost Failed", and, a printed note to the reader from author Carl Van Doren (1885 - 1950), brother to Mark Van Doren, uncle of Charles Van Doren, and winner of the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for Benjamin Franklin. This is the account of a handful of earnest men of goodwill who met in daily sessions for four months at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, 1787, to produce The Constitution of The United States --- still one of the world's most potent & enduring instruments of government.
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- Seller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005596
- Title
- THE GREAT REHEARSAL : The Story of the Making and Ratifying of the Consitution of the United States
- Author
- Van Doren, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- History, Political Science, Constitution of the United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- Political Science;
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