The Federalist: The Famous Papers on the Principles of American Government [Hardcover]

Alexander Hamilton (Author), James Madison (Author), John Jay (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1586635727 | ISBN-13: 978-1586635725 | Publication Date: April 2002

At the height of the debates over the adoption of the Constitution in 1787-88, a series of articles began to appear in the New York Journal. Their author, calling himself "Publius," urged the ratification of the new constitution, offering, in Thomas Jefferson’s words, "the best commentary on the principles of government, which was ever written." These eighty-five articles, commonly known as "The Federalist Papers," were in reality the work of three men; Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. These papers were soon collected and printed in book form in 1788 under the title The Federalist. This is an updated version of those famous papers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 588 pages
• Publisher: MetroBooks (NY) (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586635727
• ISBN-13: 978-1586635725
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #746,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Publius wrote a winner, September 14, 2005

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This review is from: The Federalist: The Famous Papers on the Principles of American Government (Hardcover)

It simply does not get better than this. Publius (Hamilton, Jay, Madison) wrote these essays to sell the ratification of the Constitution. They are still reference material for the US Supreme Court. Read and take these to heart if you wish to understand our government and Constitution.