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Book SynopsisThe authors show how theoretical principles of a properly constructed Senate interacted with political interests and power politics in the multidimensional struggle to construct the Senate, before, during, and after the convention.
Trade ReviewThis exemplary new book by Daniel and Stephen Wirls brings theory and history together in a lucid and timely analysis of this pivotal institution's formation and early development in a way suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. -- Robert J. Sptizer Jr. Perspectives on Political Science 2004 Two learned political scientists explore the foundations and early development of the US Senate. Choice 2004 A masterful treatment of the origins and early evolution of the U.S. Senate... Extremely well-written and informed... Raises the bar substantially for future studies of congressional development. -- Sarah A. Binder Political Science Quarterly 2005 Highly scholarly but also highly engaging work. -- Fred R. Harris Perspectives on Politics 2005 No previous work offers an account that ties the theoretical and practical origins of the Senate with its early institutional development. Wirls and Wirls prove to be able guides and their journey worthy of our efforts. -- Charles A. Kromkowski American Historical Review 2006
