Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution - Forrest McDonald

Written by Forrest McDonald
Read by Daniel Laurence
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution - first printing 1985 ©1985 University of Kansas Press (P)

This unabridged mp3 audiobook published 2006 Audible, 1989 Blackstone Audio

Forrest McDonald (Author), Daniel Laurence (Narrator), Blackstone Audio, Inc. (Publisher)
1989 Blackstone Audiobooks

This is the first major interpretation of the framing of the Constitution to appear in more than two decades.
Forrest McDonald, widely considered one of the foremost historians of the Constitution and of the early national period, reconstructs
the intellectual world of the Founding Fathers—including their understanding of law, history political philosophy, and political economy,
and their firsthand experience in public affairs—and then analyzes their behavior in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in light of that world.
No one has attempted to do so on such a scale before. McDonald’s principal conclusion is that, though the Framers brought a variety of ideological
and philosophical positions to bear upon their task of building a “new order of the ages,” they were guided primarily by their own experience,
their wisdom, and their common sense.
Forrest McDonald’s “Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution” is a comprehensive study that delves into the intellectual
world of the Founding Fathers and the Constitutional Convention of 1787. McDonald’s analysis is based on the Framers’ understanding of law,
history, political philosophy, and political economy, as well as their firsthand experience in public affairs. His principal conclusion is that
the Framers were guided primarily by their own experience, wisdom, and common sense, despite bringing a variety of ideological and philosophical
positions to bear on their task. The book is a Pulitzer Prize finalist in history and is considered a monumental contribution to the study of
American history.

Product details:
Listening Length 9 hours and 41 minutes
Author Forrest McDonald
Narrator Daniel Laurence
Audible.com Release Date February 07, 2006
Publisher Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B000EIIBUY
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