| The Delegates |
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| The United States in 1787 |
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It Started at Mount Vernon: March 1785 |
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1 | (10) |
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Blood on the Snow: Winter 1787 |
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11 | (6) |
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``A House on Fire'': Spring 1787 |
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17 | (10) |
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Demigods and Coxcombs Assemble: May 1787 |
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27 | (20) |
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Virginia Leads: May 25--June 1 |
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47 | (12) |
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Wilson's Bargain: May 31--June 10 |
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59 | (16) |
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Three-Fifths of a Human Being: June 11 |
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75 | (12) |
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Festina Lente: June 12--19 |
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87 | (14) |
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To the Brink: June 21--July 10 |
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101 | (18) |
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The Small States Win: July 11--17 |
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119 | (8) |
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The Touch of a Feather: July 9--14 |
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127 | (10) |
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The Ipswich Miracle: July 13 |
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137 | (14) |
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The Presidential Muddle: July 17--26 |
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151 | (12) |
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Rutledge Hijacks the Constitution: July 27--August 6 |
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163 | (14) |
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177 | (14) |
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The Curse of Heaven: August 8--29 |
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191 | (16) |
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David Brearley's Presidency: August 24--September 7 |
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207 | (10) |
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The Loyal Opposition: August 31 |
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217 | (12) |
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With All Its Faults: September 8--17 |
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229 | (16) |
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Happiness, Perpetual and Otherwise: July 4, 1788 |
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245 | (14) |
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259 | (6) |
| Appendix 1: The Elector System |
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265 | (4) |
| Appendix 2: The Constitution of 1787 |
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269 | (16) |
| Notes |
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285 | (48) |
| Further Reading |
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333 | (2) |
| Acknowledgments |
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335 | (2) |
| Index |
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337 | |