Volumes 12 and 13 of this highly acclaimed documentary edition cover the first Congress's second session, from January to August 1790. Among other important issues in this critical period, Congress debated Hamilton's report on the public credit, federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts, and antislavery petitions from Pennsylvania Quakers. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd's shorthand notes, his "Congressional Register," and contemporary newspaper accounts.
Praise for previous volumes:
"A treasure-trove of incomparable knowledge about the beginnings of Congress."-- "Presidential Studies Quarterly"
"A window into [the] time... Rich in anecdotes and illuminating detail."-- "Washington Post"
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Volumes 12 and 13 of this highly acclaimed documentary edition cover the first Congress's second session, from January to August 1790. Among other important issues in this critical period, Congress debated Hamilton's report on the public credit, federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts, and antislavery petitions from Pennsylvania Quakers. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd's shorthand notes, his "Congressional Register," and contemporary newspaper accounts.
Praise for previous volumes:
"A treasure-trove of incomparable knowledge about the beginnings of Congress."-- "Presidential Studies Quarterly"
"A window into [the] time... Rich in anecdotes and illuminating detail."-- "Washington Post"
Imprint | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791 |
Release date | June 1986 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | 1986 |
Authors | United States Congress |
Editors | Charlene Bangs Bickford, Helen E Veit |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 46mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 736 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-3169-0 |
Barcode | 9780801831690 |
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LSN | 0-8018-3169-5 |