Forrest McDonald was Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Alabama and author of sixteen books, including Pulitzer Prize finalist Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution and The American Presidency. He was named by the NEH as the sixteenth Jefferson Lecturer, the nation’s highest honor in the humanities.
A witty and energetic study of the ideas and passions of the
Framers." —New York Times Book Review
"Bristles with wit and intellectual energy." —Christian Science
Monitor
"A masterpiece. McDonald's status as an interpreter of the
Constitution is unequalled magisterial." —National Review
"Thoroughly impressive. A book that is consistently enlightening
and one that, more than any of McDonald's previous works, stands as
a monument to his remarkable talents." —William and Mary
Quarterly
"As provocative as it is difficult to put down." —Georgia
Historical Quarterly
"The best single volume on the origins of the Constitution."
—Choice
"An important, comprehensive statement about the most fundamental
period in American history. It deals authoritatively with topics no
student of America can afford to ignore." —Harvey Mansfield, author
of The Spirit of Liberalism
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