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Bill of Rights, The - Its Origin and Meaning

By: Mentor

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Mentor)

Last Stocked on 9/11/2020

Product Info

Title
Bill of Rights, The - Its Origin and Meaning
Publisher
Category
Author
Irving Brant
Publish Year
1967
Pages
560
Dimensions
4.25x7x1"
NKG Part #
2147831926
Type
Softcover

Description

In this brilliant study, Irving Brant rejects the limited concept that the Bill of Rights is comprised of only the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Starting with the Magna Charta, Brant places the source of the U.S. Constitution in the long stream of Anglo-Saxon history, explaining that the English charter was a protest against injustice while its American counterpart was written to maintain freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly.