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Author:

Ransom, Candice F., 1952-

Title:

Who wrote the U.S. Constitution? : and other questions about the Constitutional Convention of 1787 Candice Ransom.

Publisher:

Lerner Publications

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Constitutional history--United States.
United States--Politics and government.
United States. Constitution.
United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)

Notes:

Gathering -- The convention begins -- A new plan -- Separation of powers -- The great compromise -- Of and for the people. Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index. Interest grade level: 3-6 Reading grade level: 5.9.

Summary:

Provides an overview of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, describing how men from all over the thirteen colonies gathered in Philadelphia to save the troubled U.S. government, amend the Articles of Confederation, and create the Constitution.

Series:

Six questions of American history.

ISBN:

9781580136693
1580136699

Locations:

WFPC115 -- Newell Public Library (Newell)