Madison's hand [electronic resource] : revising the Constitutional Convention / Mary Sarah Bilder.
Bilder, Mary Sarah, author.
2015
KF4510 .B55 2015eb
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Title
Madison's hand [electronic resource] : revising the Constitutional Convention / Mary Sarah Bilder.
Author
Bilder, Mary Sarah, author.
ISBN
9780674089006 (electronic book)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674089006
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2015].
Copyright
©2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 358 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
10.4159/9780674089006
Call Number
KF4510 .B55 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
342.7302/92
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Madison's hand.
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About Madison's notes
Introduction
PART I. NOTES BEFORE THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The genre of legislative diaries
The practice of working notes
PART II. LEARNING TO KEEP A CONVENTIONAL DIARY. The success of the opening days
Struggling with speeches
PART III. RECORDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. An account of failed strategies
Acquiring a new role
PART IV. ABANDONING THE NOTES. The complexity of drafting
The Convention's changing relevance
PART V. COMPLETING THE NOTES. Correcting and revising the notes
The influence of Mr. Jefferson
Conclusion
The evidence.

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