GDG- Fighting for your state

[Char & Charlie]

Thanks Margaret, We visited Madison's home in July and bought some books
there.  Although just finished "A Leap in the Dark" that spent time on
Madison and his contribution to the Constitution.  


Thanks,
Charlie
Somewhere in the USA


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From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
On Behalf Of Margaret D. Blough
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 6:23 PM
To: GDG
Subject: RE: GDG- Fighting for your state

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


If you haven't already read it, I'd recommend The Bicentennial edition of
"Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Reported by James
Madison" (Introduction by Adrienne Koch and republished as a paperback by
W.W. Norton & Company 1987).  It's fascinating reading.

Regards,

Margaret

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From: "Laurence D. Schiller" <lds307 at northwestern.edu> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> Greetings Charlie - I know how you feel. I've gotten a renewed 
> interest in the the Revolutionary war period in the past few years 
> partially because I was interested in assessing the arguments for 
> secession and the position of slavery (Lincoln's position, etc.) and 
> partially because of modern politics (which would be a quick hook). I 
> find the stuff really fascinating because we forget how complex a 
> process it was. Most Americans tend to think that the whole 
> Constitution and Bill of rights dropped out of the sky as a finished 
> product, which of course is not the case. 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> laurie Schiller 
> 
> 
> >Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> > 
> > 
> >Hi Laurie, I realized after I sent the email and was rereading your post 
> >that I saw you were referring to the colonies after Independence and I
was 
> >talking about before. 
> > 
> >As a Doctor of History I bow to your expertise. I have only become so 
> >interested in the 1750 - 1787 period since this June after visiting so
many 
> >Revolutionary sites after leaving GB and the Muster. It made me realize
how 
> >much I did not know or have forgotten about of birth as a nation. I am on

> >my 6th book since June and have put all GB reading on hold other than
this 
> >site since. 
> > 
> >Charlie 
> >Somewhere in the USA 
> > 
> 
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