A Classic Work on America’s FoundingrnFRIENDS OF THE CONSTITUTIONrnWRITINGS OF THE “OTHER” FEDERALISTS, 1 7 8 7 – 1 7 8 8rnEdited by Colleen A. Sheehan and Ciary L. McDowellrnThough The Federalist Papers arc rightly renowned as arnprimary exposition of the principles and purposes of thernproposed United Slates Constitution, there were many writersrnother than John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamiltonrnwho in 1787 and 1788 argued for the Constitution’srnratification. Indeed, as Herbert J. Storing, Jr. on<:c observed,rn”[l]hese ‘other’ Federalisl wrilings carried the main burden ofrnthe public defense of the proposed Constilullon…[and] severalrnoflhem were vastly more iniluential than The rcderalisl.” Inrna collection that is certain to make a major contribution tornour understanding of the American Founding, Friends of thernConstitution brings together forty-nine of the most importantrnof these “other” Federalists’ writings. Included are thernoriginal texts of pamphlets, speeches, and otherrnproratification writings of George Washington, Benjamin Rush,rnNicholas Collin, John Dickinson, James Wilson, Tench Coxe,rnBenjamin Franklin, Moah Webster, Roger Sherman, FisherrnAmes, Peletiah Webster, Samuel Tenny, Stephen Hopkins,rnOliver Ellsworth, and David Ramsay. Seperately they address thernunderlying themes of the historic Federalist/An’ti-Federalist debate: “The Necessity ofrnUnion,” “Energetic but Limited Government,” and “Popular Government and CivicrnVirtue.” The text includes Storing’s important assessment of these writings, and thernvolume includes citations to Storing’s monumental seven-volume Complete Anti-rnFederalist.rnColleen A. Sheehan is professor of Political Science at Villanova University.rnGary L. McDowell is director of the Institute of United States Studies, University ofrnLondon.rn523 + 1 pages. Preface, editor’s note, introductions to each of the three sections,rnindex.rnHardcover $25.00 0-86597-154-4rnPaperback $15.00 0-86597-155-2rn”Conceived in Liberty”rnFor a nation “conceived in liberty,” the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsiblernindividuals is a never-ending obligation. To encourage this deliberation. Liberty Fund—arnprivate educational foundation established in 1960—makes available a wide range ofrnoutstanding books. In keeping with the Fund’s mission, books are both beautifully producedrnand priced to ensure their availability to all serious readers. We invite you to request a freerncopy of our catalogue.rnCall 800-955-8335 Libeitv Furlcl “‘^P^y .rniiS3« I I -7.R-7Q-Rn«in ^ ‘ ^ – ^ ‘ i j * ^”V4 UPS shipping onrnprepaid orders.rnRax 317-579-6060rnor write:rn8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300, Dept. CHR8, Indianapolis, m 46250rnExplore Liberty Fund’s catalogue on the World Wide Web at www.Libertyfund.orgrnrnrn