We the people : a history of the U.S. Constitution / Jill Lepore.
| Author/creator | Lepore, Jill, 1966- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xii, 702 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | History of the U.S. Constitution |
| Variant title | History of the United States Constitution |
| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Physical medium | portraits |
| Physical medium | facsimiles |
| Contents | Introduction: The philosophy of amendment -- Part one, The invention of the Constitution, 1774-1791: The constitution of a clock ; All men would be tyrants ; Every gentleman may propose amendments -- Part two, The contest over interpretation, 1803-1896: Let us examine the word 'white' ; The whole rebellion is beyond the Constitution ; No amendment is necessary ; We began this quilt -- Part three, The pattern of amendment, 1905-1959: Mr. Constitution ; Miss Bolsheviki ; The lost amendment -- Part four: The end of amendment, 1961-2016: The Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments ; A Bill of Rights for women ; The Constitution is dead! -- Epilogue: The future of constitutionalism. |
| Abstract | "The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in 'We the people,' the most original history of the Constitution in decades--and an essential companion to her landmark history of the United States, 'These truths.' Published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding--the anniversary, too, of the first state constitutions--'We the people' offers a wholly new history of the Constitution."-- Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-664) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Lepore, Jill, 1966- We the people. First edition. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2025] 9781631496097 |
| Genre/form | HIS036030. |
| Genre/form | LAW018000. |
| Genre/form | POL000000. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| LCCN | 2026347004 |
| ISBN | 9781631496080 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1631496085 (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | New Books | KF4541 .L36 2025 | ✔ Available | Want This? |