Miracle at Philadelphia
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Miracle at Philadelphia is a historical narrative by Catherine Drinker Bowen that recounts the debates, personalities, and political struggles surrounding the drafting of the United States Constitution at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miracle at Philadelphia canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical narrative ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Catherine Drinker Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsLocation | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alexander Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmund Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Gouverneur Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ William Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
debates at the Constitutional Convention
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personalities of the Founding Fathers ⓘ political struggles over the Constitution ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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political history ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | text ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | narrative history ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
American history
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constitutional law ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Philadelphia Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ founding of the United States ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | dramatic historical reconstruction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible account of the Constitutional Convention
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emphasis on personalities of delegates ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Early national period of the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1787 ⓘ |
| topic |
checks and balances
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compromises at the Constitutional Convention ⓘ drafting of the United States Constitution ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ ratification debates context ⓘ representation in Congress ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ slavery and the Constitution ⓘ structure of the U.S. federal government ⓘ |
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