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  • Plain, Honest Men

    The Making of the American Constitution

    by Richard Beeman ...
    In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues in dispute—the extent of presidential power, the nature of federalism, and, most explosive of all, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution

    A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers

    by Richard Beeman ...
    What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This essential and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholarsProfessor Richard Beeman was one of that nation's foremost experts on the United States Constitution, as comfortable on campus as on The Daily ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

  • Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor

    The Forging of American Independence, 1774-1776

    by Richard R. Beeman ...
    In 1768, Philadelphia physician Benjamin Rush stood before the empty throne of King George III, overcome with emotion as he gazed at the symbol of America's connection with England. Eight years later, he became one of the fifty-six men to sign the Declaration of Independence, severing America forever from its mother country. Rush was not alone in his radical decision -- many of those casting their ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Plain, Honest Men

    The Making of the American Constitution

    by Richard Beeman ...
    Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 19 min

    The Constitutional Convention affected nothing less than a revolution in the nature of the American government. Led by James Madison, a small cohort of delegates devised a plan that would radically alter the balance of power between state and national governments, and then sprung that idea on a largely unsuspecting convention. The success of this bold and brilliant strategy was, however, far from ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Rookie (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

    Galactic Football League 1

    by Scott Sigler ...
    Narrated by A Full Cast, Michael John Casey, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Jefferson A. Russell, Bradley Smith, James Konicek, Eric Messner, Jonathan Feuer, Kenyatta Rogers, Andy Brownstein, Eric Singdahlsen, Michael Glenn, Ken Jackson, Matthew Bassett, Scott McCormick, Tia Shearer, David Jourdan, Nick DePinto, Jonathan Watkins, Jonathon Church, Chris Davenport, Colleen Delany, Richard Rohan, Kimberly Gilbert, Duane Beeman ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Galactic Football League

    Unabridged

    5 hours 27 min

    Set in a lethal pro football league 700 years in the future, THE ROOKIE is a story that combines the intense gridiron action of "Any Given Sunday" with the space opera style of "Star Wars" and the criminal underworld of "The Godfather." Aliens and humans alike play positions based on physiology, creating receivers that jump 25 feet into the air, linemen that bench-press 1,200 pounds, and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America

    by Richard R. Beeman ...
    Series series Early American Studies
    On the eve of the American Revolution there existed throughout the British-American colonial world a variety of contradictory expectations about the political process. Not only was there disagreement over the responsibilities of voters and candidates, confusion extended beyond elections to the relationship between elected officials and the populations they served. So varied were people's ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Old Dominion and the New Nation

    1788–1801

    by Richard R. Beeman ...
    This comprehensive study—an honorable mention in the 1971 Frederick Jackson Turner Award competition— traces the emergence and development of the Republican and Federalist party organizations in Virginia and shows how the old oligarchic system based on wealth, influence, and social prestige remained strong in that state after the formation of the new nation. The book covers details of the Virginia ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America

    by Richard R. Beeman ...
    Series series Early American Studies
    On the eve of the American Revolution there existed throughout the British-American colonial world a variety of contradictory expectations about the political process. Not only was there disagreement over the responsibilities of voters and candidates, confusion extended beyond elections to the relationship between elected officials and the populations they served. So varied were people's ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution

    Edited by Richard Beeman ...
    Series series Penguin Civic Classics
    What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholars.In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents The Declaration of Independence ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • American Political Speeches

    Edited by Terry Golway, Richard Beeman ...
    Series series Penguin Civic Classics
    A selection of speeches by the most inspiring and persuasive orators in American historyPenguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life to create a timely and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Supreme Court Decisions

    Edited by Richard Beeman ...
    Series series Penguin Civic Classics
    A selection of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped American societyPenguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life, including the founding ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Common Sense

    and The American Crisis I

    by Thomas Paine ...
    Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them.Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD