{"product_id":"9781411432192","title":"The Federalist (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Federalist\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic of American political thought, \u003ci\u003eThe Federalist\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of eighty-five essays by three authors—\u003cb\u003eAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay\u003c\/b\u003e—the purpose of which was to gain support for the proposed new Constitution of the United States, a document that many considered too radical. Most of the “papers” were published in periodicals as the vote on approving it drew near. Without the support of these powerfully persuasive essays, the Constitution most likely would not have been ratified and America might not have survived as a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with an assault upon the country’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, the authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Federalist \u003c\/i\u003epresent a masterly defense of the new system. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay—three of our most influential founders—comment brilliantly on issue after issue, whether it be the proper size and scope of government, taxation, or impeachment. Today lawmakers and politicians frequently invoke these commentaries, more than 200 years after they first appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in haste and during a time of great crisis in the new American government, the articles were not expected to achieve immortality. Today, however, many historians consider \u003ci\u003eThe Federalist \u003c\/i\u003eas the third most important political document in American history, just behind the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution itself. They have become the benchmark of American political philosophy, and the best explanation of what the Founding Fathers were trying to achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert A. Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e is George Edward Woodberry Professor in Law, Literature, and Criticism at Columbia University; he teaches in both the Law School and the English Department. His books include \u003ci\u003eLaw and Letters in American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Enlightenment, 1750–1820\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReading the Early Republic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138287026416,"sku":"9781411432192","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411432192_p0.jpg?v=1763723222","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411432192","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}