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- Book Title
- James Wilson: The Anxious Founder
- Publication Date
- 2021-09-23
- ISBN
- 9781498590792
- Subject Area
- Law, Political Science, History
- Publication Name
- James Wilson : the Anxious Founder
- Publisher
- Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Subject
- American Government / Judicial Branch, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Legal History, United States / General
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Item Weight
- 9.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 300 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
1498590799
ISBN-13
9781498590792
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12050376790
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Publication Name
James Wilson : the Anxious Founder
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Subject
American Government / Judicial Branch, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Legal History, United States / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2021-025731
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
This innovative biography concentrates on James Wilson's thoughts on the U.S. Presidency, Senate, and citizenship qualifications. Ranked among the most important political theorists of the Founding Era, Wilson's ideas are compared by Professor Taylor with several other foreign-born and foreign-educated Americans. Although Wilson argued that the Constitution of 1787 was limited to enumerated powers, his 1785 arguments espousing implied national powers were revived over a century later by President Theodore Roosevelt and served as the foundation for the concept of a living Constitution promoted during and after the Progressive Era., James Wilson is an unjustly neglected Founder. As Michael Taylor says, his career did not have the drama of Franklin, Washington, or Hamilton, or the undramatic longevity of Madison. He died of a stroke while on the run from his creditors. Only scholars who have closely studied the 1787 Constitutional Convention have realized Wilson's importance as a direct link from the Scottish to the American Enlightenment., James Wilson is one of the "forgotten" Founders: a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution who has been surprisingly overlooked in many of the standard histories of the American Revolution. Michael Taylor's excellent new book, much of it based on original research, paints an engaging portrait of this major figure in American life, and a highly readable introduction to his contributions to the founding of the American Republic.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
973.3092
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: James Wilson Returns to Philadelphia Chapter Two: Leaving Scotland for America Chapter Three: Philadelphia 1768 - James Wilson, William White, and The Visitant Chapter Four: Reading 1768 - On the Edge of Empire Chapter Five: Philadelphia 1787 - The Constitutional Convention Chapter Six: The State House Yard Speech - October 6, 1787 Chapter Seven: The Anti-Federalists Respond Chapter Eight: Twilight Chapter Nine: Lingering Effects - The Wilson/Roosevelt Doctrine Concluding Thoughts - James Wilson's Contribution References Index About the Author
Synopsis
James Wilson's life began as an Atlantic World success story, with mounting intellectual, political, and legal triumphs, but ended as a Greek tragedy. Each achievement brought greater anxiety about his place in the revolutionary world. James Wilson's life story is a testament to the success that tens of thousands of Scottish immigrants achieved after their trans-Atlantic voyage, but it also reminds us that not all had a happy ending. This book provides a more nuanced and complete picture of James Wilson's contributions in American history. His contributions were far greater than just the attention paid to his legal lectures. His is a very human story of a Scottish immigrant who experienced success and acclaim for his activities on behalf of the American people during his public service, but in his personal affairs, and particularly financial life, he suffered the great heights and deep lows worthy of a Greek tragedy. James Wilson's life is an entry point into the events of the latter half of the 18th century and the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on American society, discourse, and government., This study includes James Wilson's intellectual, political, and legal contributions in American history. The author also analyzes Wilson's life as a transatlantic success story and looks at the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on American society, discourse, and government.
LC Classification Number
E302.6.W64T39 2021
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