Published in 1913, this immensely influential and controversial history reinterpreted the motivations and actions of the members of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, suggesting that the importance of economic self-interest of the Founding Fathers outweighed abstract notions of philosophy in the shaping of the Constitution.
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Charles A. Beard (1874-1948) was an influential American historian whose revisionist approach to history focused on economic motivations, as well as on class conflict. With his wife, Mary, he wrote such successful popular histories as The Rise of American Civilization (1929) and The American Spirit (1943).
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 352 ● ISBN 9781411445888 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8513702 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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