{"product_id":"for-ourselves-and-our-posterity-the-preamble-to-the-federal-constitution-in-american-history-9780199899531","title":"For Ourselves and Our Posterity: The Preamble to the Federal Constitution in American History","description":"In \u003cem\u003eFor Ourselves and Our Posterity: The Preamble to the Federal Constitution in American History\u003c\/em\u003e, author Peter Charles Hoffer offers a sweeping, dramatic narration of a crucial moment in Early American history. Over the course of five days in September 1787, five men serving on an ad hoc \"Committee of Style and Arrangement\" edited the draft of the federal Constitution at the Constitutional Convention, profoundly recasting the wording of the Preamble. In so doing, the committee changed a federation into a Union and laid out an ambitious program for national governance many years ahead of its time. The Preamble and all that it came to represent was the unique achievement of a remarkable group of men at a momentous turning point in American history. Providing a clear exposition of constitutional issues, \u003cem\u003eFor Ourselves and Our Posterity\u003c\/em\u003e features individual portraits of the leading framers at the heart of this dramatic event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Charles Hoffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199899531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Charles Hoffer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eCry Liberty: The Great Stono River Slave Rebellion of 1739\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2011), \u003cem\u003eThe Brave New World: A History of Early America \u003c\/em\u003e(2007), \u003cem\u003eThe Supreme Court: An Essential History\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), \u003cem\u003eSeven Fires: The Urban Infernos that Reshaped American History\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), and \u003cem\u003ePast Imperfect\u003c\/em\u003e (2004).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford Univ PR","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44232149500019,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":25.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_32ce8a0e-4ba8-4d4d-aefb-cf0a88e4920a.jpg?v=1768656512","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/for-ourselves-and-our-posterity-the-preamble-to-the-federal-constitution-in-american-history-9780199899531","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}