The Federalist Papers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789387867321)

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. The collection was commonly known as The Federalist until the name The Federalist Papers emerged in the 20th century.The first 77 of these essays were published serially in the Independent Journal, the New York Packet, and The Daily Advertiser between October 1787 and April 1788. A compilation of these 77 essays and eight others was published in two volumes as The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 by publishing firm J. & A. McLean in March and May 1788.[2][3] The last eight papers (Nos. 78-85) were republished in the New York newspapers between June 14 and August 16, 1788.The authors of The Federalist intended to influence the voters to ratify the Constitution. In Federalist No. 1, they explicitly set that debate in broad political terms:

Author: A. Hamilton, J. Jay, J. Madison
ISBN-10: 9387867323
ISBN-13: 9789387867321
Publisher: Maven Books
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2023
Pages: 414
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.19h x 7.00w x 0.85d