Miracle At Philadelphia
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 Book cover of the 1986 edition |
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| Author | Catherine Drinker Bowen |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Released | 1966 |
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| Pages | 346p. (1986 edition) |
Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention is novel that is a semi-fictional account of the Philadelphia Convention, a meeting in 1787 that created the United States Constitution. The author is Catherine Drinker Bowen. It contains vivid description of many founders including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Gouverneur Morris, important compromises such as the Great Compromise, and controversial issues such as slavery.
