{"product_id":"the-anti-federalist-papers-dover-thrift-editions-american-history-0486843459","title":"The Anti-Federalist Papers (Dover Thrift Editions: American History)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0486843459\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry, Patrick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the first proposals of a federal Constitution in 1787 and the document?s 1789 ratification, an intense debate raged among the nation's founding fathers. The Federalist Papers - authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay - favored the adoption of the Constitution, but other early statesmen opposed its ratification. The latter group, writing under pseudonyms, amassed a substantial number of influential essays, speeches, and letters that warned of the dangers inherent in a powerful central government.Although never collected in as definitive a form as The Federalist Papers, these statements of opposition appeared in various publications and eventually became known as The Anti-Federalist Papers. Some of their arguments were incorporated into the first ten amendments to the Constitution - the Bill of Rights - but others remained unaddressed. The persuasive and well-argued statements encompassed by this volume continue to provide a valuable and timely perspective on the necessary limits of power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091774664992,"sku":"NEW0486843459","price":10.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-anti-federalist-papers-dover-thrift-editions-american-history-0486843459","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}