The Bill of Rights

A True Book

by Christine Taylor-Butler

Recounts the origins of individual rights in the colonies and the effort to add explicitly stated rights to the Constitution, accomplished in its first ten amendments, and discusses their meaning and the extension of citizen's rights to all Americans.

Genres: History, American History

48 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Bruce]

A breezy history of the development of the American Constitution and its amendments that list the rights of individuals, concentrating on its first ten, but briefly touching on the 15th and 19th that enlarged voting rights. The treatment is historical and the amendments are paraphrased. It’s filled with colorful illustrations and bits of trivia related to the subject.

[Nativida]

Would have given this book 4 stars had it actually included the Bill of Rights...

[Sarah Joy]

Extreme liberal bias and many gaps in the history of the Bill of Rights. Disappointing.

[Isfar Oshir]

This is the best book I ever read!

[Chandler]

James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights and State of Virginia passed it.