American Constitution

Adams on the American Revolution

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John Adams Topic: American Revolution & Constitution Subject Area: Political Theory

Source: Editor's Introduction to The Revolutionary Writings of John Adams, Selected and with a Foreword by C. Bradley…

Alexander Hamilton and the American Revolution I

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Alexander Hamilton Topic: The American Revolution and Constitution School of Thought: The Founding Fathers

Source: The Revolutionary Writings of Alexander Hamilton, edited and with an Introduction by Richard B.…

Alexander Hamilton and the American Revolution II

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Alexander Hamilton Topic: The American Revolution and Constitution School of Thought: The Founding Fathers

Source: The Revolutionary Writings of Alexander Hamilton, edited and with an Introduction by Richard B.…

American Political Sermons

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Topic: American Revolution and Constitution Subject Area: Political Theory

Source: Introduction to Political Sermons of the American Founding Era: 1730-1805, 2 vols, Foreword by Ellis Sandoz (2nd ed.…

American Political Sermons: A Bibliography

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Topic: American Revolution and Constitution Subject Area: Political Theory

Source: In Political Sermons of the American Founding Era: 1730-1805, 2 vols, Foreword by Ellis Sandoz (2nd ed. Indianapolis: Liberty…

American Political Writing during the Founding 1760-1805

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Topic: American Revolution and Constitution

Source: American Political Writing During the Founding Era: 1760-1805, ed. Charles S. Hyneman and Donald Lutz (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1983). 2 vols. Volume 2.…

Berger & the 14th Amendement

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Raoul Berger Subject Area: Law

Source: Raoul Berger's Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Foreword by Forrest McDonald (2nd ed.) (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1997).

Berger on the 14th Amendment

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Raoul Berger Subject Area: Law

Source: Forrest McDonald's foreword to Raoul Berger's Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Foreword by Forrest McDonald (2nd ed.)…

Carey’s Defence of the Constitution

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Subject Area: American Revolution & Constitution George Carey

Source: Introduction to In Defense of the Constitution, revised and expanded edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1995).

Introduction by…
Colonial Origins of the American Constitution

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Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

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Key Documents

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Founders' Constitution

Source: Hyndeman's and Lutz's Introductory Essay to Colonial Origins of the…

Dickinson & Lee on Federal Power

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John Dickinson Richard Henry Lee Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

Source: Introduction to Empire and Nation: Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania (John Dickinson). Letters from the Federal Farmer…

Farrand on the Federal Convention of 1787

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Max Farrand Topic: American Revolution & Constitution Subject Area: Political Theory

Source: Introduction to The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, ed. Max Farrand (New Haven: Yale University Press,…

Federalist: A Glossary

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Hamilton, Madison, Jay Topic: US Revolution & Constitution

Source: In The Federalist (The Gideon Edition), Edited with an Introduction, Reader’s Guide, Constitutional Cross-reference, Index, and Glossary by…

Federalist: A Reader’s Guide

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Hamilton, Madison, Jay Topic: US Revolution & Constitution

Source: In The Federalist (The Gideon Edition), Edited with an Introduction, Reader’s Guide, Constitutional Cross-reference, Index, and Glossary by…

Federalist: An Introduction by Carey and McClellan

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Hamilton, Madison, Jay Topic: US Revolution & Constitution

Source: Introduction to The Federalist (The Gideon Edition), Edited with an Introduction, Reader’s Guide, Constitutional Cross-reference, Index, and…

Findley and the American Constitution

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Topic: American Constitution

Source: Editor's Introduction to William Findley, Observations on “The Two Sons of Oil”, Containing a Vindication of the American Constitutions, and Defending the Blessings of…

Forrest McDonald, “The Founding Fathers and the Economic Order”

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Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson School of Thought: Founding Fathers Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

A speech given to the Economic Club of Indianapolis on April 19, 2006. Forrest McDonald is…
Founders Constitution

A more useful table of contents of The Founders' Constitution 4 volume collection of documents.

Hamilton & the Federalist

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The Federalist Topic: American Revolution & Constitution Hamilton Jay Madison

Source: The Works of Alexander Hamilton, ed. Henry Cabot Lodge (Federal Edition) (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1904). In 12 vols.…

James Wilson and the American Constitution

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James Wilson Subject Area: American Revolution and Constitution Group: Founding Fathers

Source: Introduction to the Collected Works of James Wilson, edited by Kermit L. Hall and Mark David Hall, with an…

Jefferson: An Introduction to his Writings

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Thomas Jefferson Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Federal Edition, ed. Paul Leicester Ford (New York and London, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1904-5). Vol. 1.

Madison and Federalism

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Works by George W. Carey, Founding Fathers
Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

Source: An essay from George W. Carey, In Defense of the Constitution, revised and expanded edition, (Indianapolis:…

Madison’s Notes: Analytical Index (Elliot ed.)

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James Madison Subject Area: US Revolution and Constitution Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, ed. Jonathan Elliot The Writings of James Madison, ed. Gaillard Hunt The Records of the Federal…

Madison’s Notes: Analytical Index (Hunt ed.)

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James Madison Subject Area: US Revolution and Constitution Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, ed. Jonathan Elliot The Writings of James Madison, ed. Gaillard Hunt The Records of the Federal…

Madison’s Notes: Analytical Table of Contents (Elliot ed.)

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James Madison Subject Area: US Revolution and Constitution Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, ed. Jonathan Elliot The Writings of James Madison, ed. Gaillard Hunt The Records of the Federal…

Madison’s Theory of the Republic

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Subject Area: American Revolution & Constitution George Carey The Federalist No. X

Source: Essay in Carey's In Defense of the Constitution, revised and expanded edition, (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1995).

Major Collections in the OLL: the Founding Fathers of the American Republic

The Online Library has many collections of note including the following:

the Collected Works of Key Figures the Collected Works of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. Constitution (on this page) and this more complete collection

Pamphlet Debate on the US Constitution

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Paul Leicester Ford Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

Source: Preface and Bibliography to Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, published during its Discussion by the People,…

Political Sermons and the American Revolution

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Subject Area: Religion Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

Source: Foreword to Political Sermons of the American Founding Era: 1730-1805, 2 vols, Foreword by Ellis Sandoz (2nd ed. Indianapolis:…

Ramsay’s History of the American Revolution

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Subject Area: History Topic: The American Revolution & Constitution David Ramsay

Source: Editor's Foreword to Ramsay's The History of the American Revolution, Foreword by Lester H. Cohen (Indianapolis:…

Rule of Law & US Constitutionalism

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Magna Carta Sir Edward Coke The Declaration of Independence

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Works by James McClellan Topic: The American Revolution and the Constitution.

The following discussion of the significance…

Shaping the Constitution: A View from Mount Vernon

Reading List for "Shaping The Constitution: A View From Mount Vernon, 1783-1789"

For additional reading see the Online Library of Liberty website , especially the sections on:

Topic: The American Revolution and Constitution

Tucker and the US Constitution

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St. George Tucker Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

Source: Foreword to Tucker's View of the Constitution of the United States with Selected Writings, ed. Clyde N. Wilson (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund…

Warren’s History of the American Revolution

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Subject Area: History Topic: The American Revolution & Constitution Mary Otis Warren

Source: Editor's Introduction to Warren's History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution…

Washington, George (1732-1799)

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American Revolution & Constitution School of Thought: Founding Fathers

Source: For the sake of convenience, we have gathered together here the editor's introductions to each chapter of George Washington: A…

Webster and Hayne on the American Constitution

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Daniel Webster Subject Area: American Revolution and Constitution

Source: Foreword to ed. Herman Belz (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2000).The Webster-Hayne Debate on the Nature of the Constitution: Selected…

Womersley, The American Revolution as a Conservative Revolution

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Topic: American Revolution & Constitution

Source: From Liberty and American Experience in the Eighteenth Century, edited and with an Introduction by David Womesley (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2006).

The following are a selection of chapters and extracts taken from books in the OLL collection. They have been chosen because of their special importance for understanding the principles of individual liberty, limited government, and the free market. Some of the extracts are from the books themselves and serve as a representative sample of that author’s ideas. Others are introductions written by the editors of the volume which contain important biographical information about the author and a discussion of their ideas. Links are provided to the book from which the extract was taken so the reader can pursue the subject in more depth if they are interested.

Other collections of material from the OLL which are useful places to begin exploring these ideas are the following:

Further Reading

Selected Chapters and Introductions from the Collection