Great Constitution: A Book for Young Americans

by Henry Steele Commager

This book gives all the color and truth and the nobility of the Constitutional Convention. It also tells of the need for a better government than was offered by the Articles of Confederation, of the triumph of reason over fear and pettiness in the secrecy of the convention hall, of the surprise of the people at the Convention's outcome, and how the States, one by one, fell into line to accept it.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Henry Steele Commager was an American historian who helped define Modern liberalism in the United States for two generations through his 40 books and 700 essays and reviews.

Reviews

[Tracey]

While this book is a bit dated in that it refers to the 1960s as present day, I found reading this book to be very valuable. Students today do not read the details American history. This book provided the details of the writing of the Constitution in 1787.