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The People's Constitution

200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union

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The 233-year story of how the American people have made an imperfect constitution—the product of compromises and an artifact of its time—more democratic."A rigorous yet accessible history of how the U.S. Constitution has been made 'more democratic, more inclusive, and more responsive to the needs of a changing country' through its amendments. . . . Incisive character profiles, brisk historical ... Read more

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The 233-year story of how the American people have made an imperfect constitution—the product of compromises and an artifact of its time—more democratic."A rigorous yet accessible history of how the U.S. Constitution has been made 'more democratic, more inclusive, and more responsive to the needs of a changing country' through its amendments. . . . Incisive character profiles, brisk historical
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In this ambitious and groundbreaking history of the dollar, financial journalist and economic scholar Brendan Greeley makes a new argument about the origins of our money—and the people and nations who have surrendered to it.“Eye-opening, educational, exhaustively reported, and very fun to read.”—Foreign PolicyAmerica’s money is global money—nearly every nation in the world writes international
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