Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May to September 1787
by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
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- Hardcover
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- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention is a work of historical non-fiction, written by Catherine Drinker Bowen and originally published in 1966. Bowen recounts the Philadelphia Convention, a meeting in 1787 that created the United States Constitution. Bowen draws much of her information from notes and journals of the Framers, especially James Madison.
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- Seller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 52091
- Title
- Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May to September 1787
- Author
- Bowen, Catherine Drinker
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Warren Chappell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book-Of-The-Month Club, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c1986
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