
We the People : A History of the US Constitution
by John Murray Press
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MPN9781399827041
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA THE ECONOMIST, HISTORY TODAY, NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORKER AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONOn the 250th anniversary of America's founding - a landmark history of the US Constitution for a troubling new era. The US Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world - and one of the most difficult to amend.Although nearly twelve thousand amendments have been proposed since 1789, only twenty-seven have ever been ratified.Tellingly, the Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971.Without amendment, the risk of political violence rises.So does the risk of constitutional change by presidential power. Leading Harvard historian Jill Lepore captures the stories of generations of ordinary people who have attempted everything from abolishing the Electoral College to guaranteeing environmental rights, hoping to mend their nation.Recounting the history of America through centuries of efforts to realize the promise of the Constitution, we witness how nearly all those bids have failed. We the People is the sweeping account of a struggle, arguing that the Constitution was never intended to be preserved, but was expected to be gradually altered.At a time when the risk of political violence is all too real, it hints at the prospects for a better, amended America.
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