Ratification

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Economics, People, Postwar Politics (>1783), Prewar Politics (<1775) October 31, 2019 October 30, 2019

Isaac Roosevelt: Merchant, Federalist, Banker, New Yorker

by Keith Muchowski

On Saturday September 17, 1938 New York governor Herbert H. Lehman and 5,000 others assembled in Poughkeepsie to observe the sesquicentennial of the Empire…

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Postwar Politics (>1783) April 21, 2016 August 28, 2016

10 Things Pauline Maier Taught Us About Ratification and the Bill of Rights

by Ray Raphael

In writing Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788, Pauline Maier hoped to create, in her words, a “Constitutional thriller.” She invited readers to…

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1. Adam Zielinski Top Ten Quotes of Major General Charles Lee

Christian, Thanks for the reply. I have no personal feelings either way for Lee; its simply an acknowledgement of his resting place and the sum of his ends. By my…
2. Christian McBurney Top Ten Quotes of Major General Charles Lee

Adam: I should add that I can understand it if you cannot get past Lee's treason. What he did by submitting his military plan to the enemy was unconscionable. I…
3. Christian McBurney Top Ten Quotes of Major General Charles Lee

Along the lines of my former point, here is an example I found amusing and you may too: In Rhode Island, in the 18th century, I came across two streets…