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The genius of America : how the Constitution saved our country--and why it can again
- Title
- The genius of America : how the Constitution saved our country--and why it can again / Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes.
- Author
- Lane, Eric, 1943-
- Publication
- New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IBD 07-6594 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Oreskes, Michael.
- Description
- 296 p.; 19 cm.
- Summary
- Traces the history of the Constitution and how it came into being, exploring how it has weathered past crises, how it effectively helps us govern our nation, and the current threats to the constitutional process.
- Alternative Title
- How the Constitution saved our country--and why it can again
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-282) and index.
- Contents
- The more fatal problem lies among the people themselves -- Approaching so near to perfection as it does -- That poor little thing: the expression We the people -- To meet extraordinary needs -- The right to alter the established constitution -- A mandate for vigorous action -- Government is not the solution, government is the problem.
- Call Number
- IBD 07-6594
- ISBN
- 1596911999
- 9781596911994
- OCLC
- 153578454
- Author
- Lane, Eric, 1943-
- Title
- The genius of America : how the Constitution saved our country--and why it can again / Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes.
- Imprint
- New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-282) and index.
- Added Author
- Oreskes, Michael.
- Research Call Number
- IBD 07-6594