We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution Hardcover – (JILL LEPORE/WH) kirkwood In a series of character-driven

In a series of character-driven chapters

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We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution Hardcover – (JILL LEPORE/WH) kirkwood In a series of character-drivenThe U. S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in decadesand an essential companion to her landmark history of the United States, These Truths. Published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the nations foundingthe anniversary, too, of the first state