03305cam a2200517 i 4500 112223 112223 BJBSDDR 20230411090102.0 ta 150213s2015 nyu b 001 0deng 9780385353403 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780804172486 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9780385353403 DLC eng DLC eng pcc n-us--- E303 EL47 2015 342.7302 Ellis, Joseph J. 1943- The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789 / Joseph J. Ellis. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. xx, 290 p. ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "A Borzoi book"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-277) and index. Preface : Pluribus to Unum -- The Articles and the Vision -- The Financier and the Prodigy -- The Domain -- The Courting -- Madison's Moment -- The Great Debate -- Final pieces -- Appendices. "The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their individual autonomy. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men responsible--some familiar, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, and some less so, such as Robert Morris and Governeur Morris. It was these men who shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation, manipulating the political process to force a calling of the Constitutional Convention, conspiring to set the agenda in Philadelphia, orchestrating the debate in the state ratifying conventions, and, finally, drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with the constitutional settlement"-- Provided by publisher. Derecho internacional Filosofía United States Biography. 153 Politicians United States Biography. 80 Relaciones internacionales United States History 18th century. 154 Internet United States History 18th century. 155 Constitutional history United States. 76 Derecho 156 HISTORY / United States / General. bisacsh 87 HISTORY / Revolutionary. bisacsh 157 United States Politics and government 1783-1789. 158 Cover image 9780385353403.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg BK lcc dpf 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB ODIR 2018-08-27 0 E303 EL47 2015 00000126385 2018-08-27 00:00:00 1 2018-08-27 BK