Posted: 8/25/2006 9:57:28 AM EDT
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O.K., this went nowhere in the History forum, so let's try here. I'm going to have a couple of twelve hour flights coming up in a couple of weeks, and have had the itch to learn a bit more about constitutional history lately. So, can anyone recommend a couple of good books? What should I read after the Constitution and the Federalist papers? CO |
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"Decision in Philadelphia" Amazon link Great book exploring the convention. The three books I recomend are the Federalsit and Anti-Federalist Papers and Decision in Philadelphia. |
agreed |
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It really depends on your interests. My PhD work was in Constitutional History. The books mentioned already are good for a general understanding of the framing. If you want even more detail, read James Madison Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 . |
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Another good book would be Restoring the Lost Constitution by Randy Barnett (Supreme Court lawyer). |
Ha ha..... too late. I already put him up with these in the other thread. 
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Prof. Barnett spoke at our law school last year after this book was published. This was before he lost OCBC/Raich.  I'm not a big fan of drogas, but it's a bitch that case was lost (even if for no other reason than SCOTUS remanded Thomas back to the Ninth for re-consideration in light of Raich). FWIW, here is CO's thread in the other forum: lin Some good reading in there, even if I do say so myself.
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| btw, prof. barnett is a co-blogger of eugene volokh over at the volokh conspiracy. |
Freaking cattle car with wings...grumble, grumble, harumph