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>>In fact I will read the Federalist Papers. Thank you for the recommendation. I have a nice little shelf of Library of America volumes already and one of the best is some writings of Abraham Lincoln. A Republican, I mention only in passing.
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>>I don't get the French model reference. Please send her by so she can explain it ;-)
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>>(Yeah, as if. I am finally starting to feel my age).
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>While you're reading about the Constitution, I'll make two recommendations:
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>"Miracle at Philadelphia" is the classic work on the Constitutional Convention. Serious scholarship. I read it years ago and enjoyed it.
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>I just read "Me the People" by Kevin Bleyer, who is a writer for The Daily Show. It's his attempt at rewriting the Constitution. I was impressed by how much real information is mixed in with his silliness.
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I will take your recommendation of "Miracle at Philadelphia." Looks like I will be immersed in the birth of the Constitution.