The wisest council in the world : restoring the character sketches by William Pierce of Georgia of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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- ISBN: 9780820347721 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
- ISBN: 0820347728 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
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xiv, 185 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm - Publisher: Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, 2015.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Chapter 1. The Background of the U.S. Constitutional Convention and the Role of Georgia and William Pierce Jr. in the Proceedings -- Chapter 2. Important Biographical Facts about William Pierce Jr. -- Chapter 3. The Arrangement and General Objects of Attention of Pierce's Character Sketches -- Chapter 4. Pierce's Analysis of the Delegates' Personal Qualities and Reputations -- Chapter 5. Pierce's Analysis of the Delegates' Rhetorical Abilities -- Chapter 6. Pierce's Analysis of Military and Public Service, Other Occupations, and Miscellaneous Matters -- Chapter 7. Comparing Pierce's Descriptions with Those of a French Diplomat -- Chapter 8. Comparing Pierce's Descriptions with Those of His Son -- Coda -- Appendix 1: William Pierce's Character Sketches of Delegates to the Federal Convention -- Appendix 2: French Minister's Sketches -- Appendix 3: Pierce's 1788 Fourth of July Oration. |
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Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
GR 328.7309 WISEST (
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