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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.
Important commentaries on the U.S. Constitution by one of the most influential delegates to the Federal Constitutional Convention and one of the founding fathers who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Wilson was the principal author of the Pennsylvania Constitution an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
James Wilson is one of the lesser known founders, undeservedly so. He was one of only six persons to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Even more importantly, his ideas helped shape both documents and stressed the duty of citizens to participate responsibly in the process of government. This book provides an introduction to Garrison s life and work, with excerpts from his 1774 Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament and the full texts of his 1787 State House Yard speech and 1788 oration delivered on the Fourth of July.

The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L.L.D., Late One of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Professor of Law in the College of Philadelphia: Lectures on law.- v. 3. Lectures on law (concluded) On the history of property. Considerations on the nature and extent of the legislative authority of the British Parliament. Speech delivered in the Convention for the province of Pennsylvania, held at Philadelphia in January, 1775. Speech delivered on 26th November, 1787, in the Convention of Pennsylvania. Oration delivered on the fourth of July 1788, at the procession formed at Philadelphia to celebrate the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. Speech on choosing the members of the Senate by electors; delivered, on 31st December, 1789, in the Convention of Pennsylvania. Speech delivered, on 19th January, 1790, in the Convention of Pennsylvania, assembled for...amending the constitution of the state. A charge delivered to the Grand jury in the Circuit court of the United States, for the district of Virginia, in May, 1791. Considerations on the Bank of North America. 1785

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Published: 1804

Total Pages: 500


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The Battle for the American Mind brings together religion, politics, economics, science, and literature to present a compelling history of the American people. In this brief and entertaining book, noted historian Carl J. Richard argues that there have been three worldviews that have dominated American thought--theism, humanism, and skepticism. Theists put their faith in God, humanists in man, and skeptics have faith in neither god nor man. Each worldview has had an epoch of domination, leading to the present "Age of Confusion" where theists, humanists, and skeptics battle one another for control of American hearts and minds. By clearly explaining what Americans believed, exploring why they did so, and showing how that impacted the nation's development, Carl J. Richard presents a unique portrait of the United States--past and present.
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