false 500648 1 <P><b>The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution</b></p><P> For many years in the United States there has been a gradual drifting away from the Founding Fathers original success formula. This has resulted in some of their most unique contributions for a free and prosperous society becoming lost or misunderstood. Therefore, there has been a need to review the history and development of the making of America in order to recapture the brilliant precepts which made Americans the first free people in modern times.</p><P><i>The Making of America</i> provides a wealth of material on the Founding Father s intentions when drafting the American Constitution. It is one of the most thorough compilations of statements by the Framers relating to constitutional interpretation. It addresses the Constitution clause by clause and provides resources on the Founder s intent of each clause. The National Center for Constitutional Studies, a nonprofit educational foundation, was created in order to revive and popularize those original American concepts in all of their initial brilliance and vitality. The very fact that many of them are becoming obscure and misunderstood simply emphasizes the urgency and importance of the task. The study for <i>The Making of America</i> actually extended over a period of more than forty years, but an organized effort to present this information in a published text has been a concerted endeavor of nearly fourteen years.</p><P>It will be observed that many new insights are provided in the writings of the Founders for the solution of serious economic and political problems plaguing the world today. It is felt that a study of <i>The Making of America</i> can be of lasting value to all who have a serious concern for the general welfare of not only America but all mankind.<p> 488755 1 5 1985 The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution total:155|5:6|4:0|3:1|2:2|1:0| 155 683 353 39 5 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 18:52:50 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 19:04:00 -0700 2009
It is a great discussion on the Constitution, and how it came to be.

So far, there are two things that I am most impressed with. First of all, the scholarly background of Thomas Jefferson. He was very well read in ma...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Nov 09 14:46:59 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 14:50:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 19 17:30:22 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 09:27:13 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Sun Feb 24 17:15:07 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 17:16:23 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Mon Apr 14 14:44:37 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 14:45:22 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 04 22:23:25 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 21:12:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 19 19:02:58 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 20:20:08 -0800 2009
It was interesting to know that the basic politic...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 30 05:50:15 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 14:08:05 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 05:50:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 08:22:21 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 08:24:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 08 21:08:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 21:11:40 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Mar 05 14:58:15 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:59:09 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Wed Dec 10 10:13:22 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 10:15:00 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 16:39:40 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 16:40:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 17:56:15 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 17:57:21 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 13 16:49:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 17:02:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:10:46 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:11:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 01 09:23:18 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 22 15:30:55 -0700 2009
One of the things I liked the most about this book was that Skousen managed to answer nearly every questions that popped up...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Apr 09 09:24:18 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 09:24:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 20:12:03 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 20:12:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 19:14:39 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 05:07:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=500648