000783968 000__ 02856cam\a22004691i\4500 000783968 001__ 783968 000783968 005__ 20210515130732.0 000783968 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000783968 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 000783968 008__ 150603s2015\\\\gauaf\\\ob\\\\001\0ceng\d 000783968 020__ $$a9780820348865 (electronic bk.) 000783968 020__ $$a0820348864 (electronic bk.) 000783968 020__ $$z9780820347721 000783968 020__ $$z0820347728 000783968 035__ $$a(NhCcYBP)EBC2008640 000783968 040__ $$aNhCcYBP$$cNhCcYBP 000783968 043__ $$an-us--- 000783968 050_4 $$aE302.5$$b.W796 2015 000783968 08204 $$a328.73/092$$aB$$223 000783968 24504 $$aThe wisest council in the world :$$brestoring the character sketches by William Pierce of Georgia of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 /$$cedited by John R. Vile. 000783968 264_1 $$aAthens ;$$aLondon :$$bThe University of Georgia Press,$$c[2015] 000783968 300__ $$a1 online resource (xiv, 185 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates.) 000783968 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000783968 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000783968 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000783968 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000783968 5050_ $$aChapter 1. The Background of the U.S. Constitutional Convention and the Role of Georgia and William Pierce Jr. in the Proceedings -- Chapter 2. Important Biographical Facts about William Pierce Jr. -- Chapter 3. The Arrangement and General Objects of Attention of Pierce's Character Sketches -- Chapter 4. Pierce's Analysis of the Delegates' Personal Qualities and Reputations -- Chapter 5. Pierce's Analysis of the Delegates' Rhetorical Abilities -- Chapter 6. Pierce's Analysis of Military and Public Service, Other Occupations, and Miscellaneous Matters -- Chapter 7. Comparing Pierce's Descriptions with Those of a French Diplomat -- Chapter 8. Comparing Pierce's Descriptions with Those of His Son -- Coda -- Appendix 1: William Pierce's Character Sketches of Delegates to the Federal Convention -- Appendix 2: French Minister's Sketches -- Appendix 3: Pierce's 1788 Fourth of July Oration. 000783968 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users 000783968 533__ $$aElectronic reproduction.$$bAnn Arbor, MI$$nAvailable via World Wide Web. 000783968 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000783968 60010 $$aPierce, William,$$d1740-1789. 000783968 61010 $$aUnited States.$$bConstitutional Convention$$d(1787)$$vBiography. 000783968 61010 $$aUnited States.$$tConstitution$$xSigners$$vBiography. 000783968 650_0 $$aLegislators$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000783968 650_0 $$aConstitutional history$$zUnited States. 000783968 7001_ $$aPierce, William,$$d1740-1789,$$eauthor. 000783968 7001_ $$aVile, John R.,$$eeditor. 000783968 7102_ $$aProQuest (Firm) 000783968 77608 $$cOriginal$$z9780820347721$$z0820347728$$w(DLC) 2014033690 000783968 852__ $$bebk 000783968 85640 $$3GOBI DDA$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=2008640$$zOnline Access 000783968 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:783968$$pGLOBAL_SET 000783968 980__ $$aEBOOK 000783968 980__ $$aBIB 000783968 982__ $$aEbook 000783968 983__ $$aOnline