{"product_id":"requiem-forrest-mcdonald-9780700631643","title":"Requiem: Variations on Eighteenth-Century Themes","description":"In eleven provocative essays Forrest McDonald and his wife, Ellen Shapiro McDonald, cover a wide range of the intellectual, political, military, and social history of the eighteenth century to present both a picture of the age in which our Constitution was crafted and commentary on developments that have caused American government to stray from the Founders' principles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAppearing here in print for the first time is Forrest McDonald's widely acclaimed 1987 NEH Jefferson lecture, \"The Intellectual World of the Founding Fathers.\" In other essays the McDonalds examine such topics as the writing of the Constitution, the central role of such little-known Founders as John Dickinson (\"the most underrated of all the Founders\"), and the constitutional principles of Alexander Hamilton. Also presented is an exploration of the ritualistic aspects of eighteenth-century warfare and an analysis of Shays' Rebellion as a tax revolt. In chapters focusing on the separation of powers, the political economy, and the death of federalism, the McDonalds argue the urgent need to \"return to limited government under law.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Forrest McDonald, Ellen Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 070063164X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700631643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Forrest McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053079326975,"sku":"9780700631643","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dff31be0-8d6e-414e-b07e-cb0ada51627e.jpg?v=1685022282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/requiem-forrest-mcdonald-9780700631643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}