Reddit mentions of The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison (Modern Library Classics)

Hm tbh any good history book that covers the early years of the US should go into it. And this is the Wikipedia page on the 3/5 compromise but does have a good list of references and sources at the bottom.

Also this

A beginner may want to start with "Decision at Philadelphia," which is one of the more readably written accounts of the convention, and doesn't sacrifice too much for it. If you want to go more in-depth, find something which contains or at least excerpts James Madison's own notes-- for example, "The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison," which I believe takes the notes themselves and presents them in a somewhat more readable format.

1. I read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Constitutional-Convention-Narrative-History-Classics/dp/0812975170/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278791699&sr=8-1
   And from what I gathered, my opinion seems accurate.
   
   
2. I have nothing against STATE parks and regulation, so long as the land is legally purchased or obtained. I feel that the "tragedy of the commons" is more easily avoided with state-level management rather then federal anyways. It's much easier for people to petition their state government and get a result then to petition the federal government. So no, I'm not really ignoring it.