Description

Book Synopsis


Trade Review
This unique eyewitness account of the launching of the government under the Constitution is also one of the great American diaries, consistently entertaining and compulsively readable. -- Richard B. Bernstein Constitution This unique eyewitness account of the launching of the government under the Constitution is also one of the great American diaries, consistently entertaining and compulsively readable. -- Richard E. Bernstein Constitution

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Introduction
Editorial Method
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Symbols
Members of the Senate
Members of the House of Representatives
Part I. The Diary of William Maclay
First Session
Second Session
Third Session
Appendix A: Miscellaneous Diary Documents
Appendix B: Newspaper Pieces
Appendix C: Genealogical Chart
Appendix D: Correspondence of William Maclay
Appendix E: Biography of William Maclay
Part II. Other Notes on Senate Debates
The Notes of:
Johns Adams
Pierce Butler
William Samuel Johnson
Rufus King
William Paterson
Paine Wingate
Index

Documentary History of the First Federal Congress

    Product form

    £107.82

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £113.50 – you save £5.68 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Thu 9 Jul 2026.

    A Hardback by United States Congress, Kenneth R. Bowling, Helen E. Veit

    20 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Documentary History of the First Federal Congress by United States Congress

      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 27/10/1988
      ISBN13: 9780801835353, 978-0801835353
      ISBN10: 0801835356
      Also in:
      Biography: historical, political and military Central / national / federal government

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      This unique eyewitness account of the launching of the government under the Constitution is also one of the great American diaries, consistently entertaining and compulsively readable. -- Richard B. Bernstein Constitution This unique eyewitness account of the launching of the government under the Constitution is also one of the great American diaries, consistently entertaining and compulsively readable. -- Richard E. Bernstein Constitution

      Table of Contents

      Illustrations
      Introduction
      Editorial Method
      Acknowledgments
      Abbreviations and Symbols
      Members of the Senate
      Members of the House of Representatives
      Part I. The Diary of William Maclay
      First Session
      Second Session
      Third Session
      Appendix A: Miscellaneous Diary Documents
      Appendix B: Newspaper Pieces
      Appendix C: Genealogical Chart
      Appendix D: Correspondence of William Maclay
      Appendix E: Biography of William Maclay
      Part II. Other Notes on Senate Debates
      The Notes of:
      Johns Adams
      Pierce Butler
      William Samuel Johnson
      Rufus King
      William Paterson
      Paine Wingate
      Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account