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"The Founders' Second Amendment is the first book-length account of the origins of this element of the Bill of Rights, based on the Founders' own statements as revealed in newspapers, correspondence, debates, and resolutions. Dr. Halbrook investigates the period from 1768 to 1826, from the last years of British rule and the American Revolution through to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the passing of the Founders' generation. His book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the arguments behind the drafting and adoption of the Second Amendment, and the…
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6 editions- Hardcover · English · 2008Ivan R. Dee, Publisher · 448 pages · 9781566637923
- Other · English · 2019Founders' Second AmendmentRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated · 450 pages · 9781538129661
- Other · English · 2012Founders' Second AmendmentRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated · 9781566639712
- Other · English · 2008Founders' Second AmendmentDee Publisher, Ivan R. · 9781322159348
- Other · English · 2008Stanford University Press · 9780804756815
- Other · English · 2008Founders' Second AmendmentRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated · 9781615780143
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