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Reddit mentions of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789. Here are the top ones.
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- Random House USA Inc
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| Color | Black |
| Height | 8 Inches |
| Length | 5.2 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | May 2016 |
| Weight | 0.48722159902 Pounds |
| Width | 0.7 Inches |
Sure thing.
I first came across the discussion about the origin on this podcast:
http://www.decodedc.com/154-2/
I also highly recommend reading Joseph Ellis’s book, “The Quartet”, which gives an excellent discussion about the process of how the Constitution came to replace the Articles of Confederation.
https://www.amazon.com/Quartet-Orchestrating-American-Revolution-1783-1789/dp/080417248X
These two sources were the most impactful to me, and there’s been many other sources here and there that have helped fill in between the lines. I live in Richmond, VA, where numerous historical markers show just how big of a deal slave revolts were to the founding society.
I’m currently reading “The Second Ammedment: a Biography” by Michael Waldman.
https://www.amazon.com/Second-Amendment-Biography-Michael-Waldman/dp/147674744X
There are so many great books on the subject, depending on what you want to look at specifically. For the period you mention I will give you two books to check out, but I would suggest going back and reading about things long before the revolution also like Braddock's March: How the Man Sent to Seize a Continent Changed American History by Thomas E. Crocker.
A great book that gives some good detail on the lead up to the change from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution is *The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph Ellis. It gives a lot of good information about why the Constitution is shaped the way it is.
A fun book that gives some back story on the 39 people who ended up signing the Constititution is Signing Their Rights Away by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D’Agnese. They also did the book Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
If we're doing recommendations I'd like to throw out The Quartet by Joseph Ellis. He did a deep dive on 4 major contributors to The Constitution. What it meant at the time and how difficult it was to even consider. John Jay, George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton are explained in detail different things they did help the cause.