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An economic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States
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- Summary
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Examines the financial interests of the constitution.
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- Creator
- by Charles A. Beard ; with a new introduction by Forrest McDonald
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Free Press ; London : Collier Macmillan, [1986], ©1935
- Physical Details
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- liii, 330 pages : map ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 0029024706, 9780029024706, 0029024803, 9780029024805
- OCLC
- ocm13455062
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Historical interpretation in the United States -- A survey of economic interests in 1787 -- The movement for the constitution -- Property safeguards in the election of delegates -- The economic interests of the members of the convention -- The constitution as an economic document -- The political doctrines of the members of the convention -- The process of ratification -- The popular vote on the constitution -- The economics of the vote on the constitution -- The economic conflict over ratification as viewed by contemporaries