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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the U.S. Constitution and the Constitutional Convention. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and for younger readers.
America’s Constitution: A Biography by 
The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding by 
The Debate on the Constitution: Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle Over Ratification by 
Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 by Documentary History of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1786-1870.The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution by 
Encyclopedia of the U. S. Constitution by Essays on the Constitution of the United States: Published During its Discussion by the People, 1787-1788 by The Founders' Constitution by Framers of the Constitution by 
The Men Who Made the Constitution: Lives of the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention by Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September, 1787 by 
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution by Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States: Published During its Discussion by the People, 1787-1788 by 
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 by 
The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution by 
The U. S. Constitution A to Z by 
The Words We Live By by The Constitution and the Founding of America by Creating the Constitution by 
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by 
The Story of the Constitution by 
The U. S. Constitution by 
The United States Constitution by 
The United States Constitution by 
