02499cam a2200325 4500 521528979 TxAuBib 20210905120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781595588388 1595588388 B00B0SAMLS Amazon f9d57fc8-b08a-47d0-ae19-d2e18bbda82b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1268017 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Raphael, Ray. Constitutional Myths [Libby eBook] : What We Get Wrong and How to Get It Right. The New Press, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 707kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>Americans on both sides of the aisle love to reference the Constitution as the ultimate source of truth. But which truth? What did the framers really have in mind? In a book that author R.B. Bernstein calls “essential reading," acclaimed historian Ray Raphael places the Constitution in its historical context, dispensing little-known facts and debunking popular preconceived notions.<br /> For each myth, Raphael first notes the kernel of truth it represents, since most myths have some basis in fact. Then he presents a big “BUT"—the larger context that reveals what the myth distorts. What did the framers see as the true role of government? What did they think of taxes? At the Constitutional Convention, how did they mix principles with politics? Did James Madison really father the Constitution? Did the framers promote a Bill of Rights? Do the so-called <i>Federalist Papers</i> reveal the Constitution's inner meaning?<br /> An authoritative and entertaining book, which “should appeal equally to armchair historians and professionals in the field" (<i>Booklist</i>), <i>Constitutional Myths</i> reveals what our founding document really says and how we should apply it today.</p>. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:20:50. https://samples.overdrive.com/constitutional-myths?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/constitutional-myths?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/constitutional-myths?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXTLL