Lawrence Goldstone throws new light on the framing of the U. S. Constitution in this intriguing chronicle of the Constitutional debates; bringing to life the remarkable range of personalities and rivalries that forged the foundation of our country. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 is generally viewed as dominated by the likes of Madison; Mason; Gouverneur Morris; and a few others; in fact; as Goldstone shows; relative unknowns like Rutledge; Ellsworth; and Sherman took over the debate and forged its eventual outcome. He also reveals how the debate over slavery was not split along North-South lines.
#125386 in Books Grove Press 1994-10-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.00 x 6.23l; 1.46 #File Name: 0802134106564 pages
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get turned ...By belinda rastThis book is much more than an in-depth biography of Edie Sedgewick. The author has done such a fascinating job of giving the reader an understanding of what an experience the decade of the 60's truly was. I was born in 1961; and while I know much about the 60's; I learned so much about many more movers and shakers than I had ever heard of. This work really taught me how that decade changed the world forever. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get turned on to the happening that was the 1960's; and the beautiful spirit that was Edie Sedgwick.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Edie: A Very Sad American BiographyBy brn2runI read this book years ago and remember finding it fascinating. Reading it now I feel so sorry for the kids in the Sedgwick family. They were such a mess. The father was a total control freak and the mother just ignored them; especially Edie. Edie was surrounded by people like Andy Warhol who used her for his own purposes and then just abandoned her even after it was obvious that she was severely mentally ill. I can't believe he didn't even attend her funeral. The 60's wasn't all the fun it was made out to be. I remember because I was there too. This is a pretty sad story. The first time I bought it I think I paid close to $25 for it. This time it was $1.99. Times have changed!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Oh I loved this bookBy Alondra PinedaOh I loved this book! I loved Edie the second after I saw that everyone's hype over how special she was was indeed true. I wasn't alive for her era-not by a long shot-but she's fascinating and that's really enough to keep anyone's interest. If just viewed as the superstar she was; you could say she was just a beauty and a trendsetter with a hell of a smile but no; she was also very troubled; very abused and taken advantage of. I really loved how this book told her life from every angle. It covers the few generations of Sedgewick's before her own; giving you a picture of how privileged and proper a family she came from. Her life and the lives of her siblings are all very tragic and I feel that's part of the draw; though her life shouldn't be treated like some joke it sure is a pleasure to marvel at it. For someone who's life was so brief; Edie sure made some mark.
