The Summer of 1787
The Men Who Invented the Constitution

The summer of 1787 was a crucial time in American history – because the Articles of Confederation, the original framing document for the federal government of the United States, had proven altogether unequal to the task of providing a strong and unified government for the young country. A few dozen......more

David Stewart, a lawyer who has argued before the Supreme Court and become an expert on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, has written a marvelously detailed account of the constitutional Convention of 1787. We really only have Madison's notes for what went on and he edited those, some suspect for po......more

The Constitutional Convention is a subject I know something about, and have been drawn to for years. It really started while I was an undergraduate student. We had something called "interim" which was a mini-semester between fall and spring. You took one intense month long course. My senior year, I......more

This book is an excellent resource for viewing and understanding the Constitution through the lens of its creation. The beginning of the book, the descriptions and characterizations of the founding fathers, the politicking and argument that went on between them, and then at the end of the book what......more

I gave this book five stars. It is a concise, well researched, and extremely well written account of the days during the summer of 1787 when the convention at Philadelphia met to form a new government. Others have written this story and have done an exceptional job but no one, in my opinion, has don......more