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" I'm not sure that I fully understood everything in this book. At least I tried... "
- Brynne, 12/31/2013
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" I read this a few years ago. It is a great read but it is really heavy non-fiction. You have to be dedicated to the subject to want to read for the content. "
- Tiffany, 11/28/2013
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" Yawn...can't believe this was a Putlizer prize winner. "
- Greg, 9/27/2013
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" Rakove's book is a silly attack on the Originalist theory of constitutional interpretation. Rakove's argument basically boils down to "Lawyers can't do history! History is for Historians! Whaa! Whaa! Whaa!" "
- Jeff, 2/18/2013
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" Can't lie, it was a little dry. "
- Holly, 1/31/2013
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" If you went to get deep into the details of the debates that surrounded the constitution and the anti-federalists vs the federalists, then this is the book for you. I found it to be a bit repetitive. "
- Andre, 12/10/2012
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" Great sections on ratification and the bill of rights . . . everything else is a little sleepy though "
- Doug, 8/8/2012
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" This book was sleepy and uncomfortable to read. It did have insightful sections, but unless you LOVE American history and know it very well, don't bother. "
- Dustin, 7/1/2012
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" A tough book to read but well worth the time and effort. The chapters on the presidency and rights are well worth it alone. I'd recommend reading books on the constitutional conventions first to give yourself a good grounding in the arguments of the time before reading this book. "
- Dan, 11/26/2011
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" Important reading, but so dull. "
- Lily, 10/18/2011
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" Very informative, but incredibly dense. The chapter on the Bill of Rights is worth chugging through the entire book to reach. "
- A., 9/22/2011
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" Great sections on ratification and the bill of rights . . . everything else is a little sleepy though
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- doug, 3/31/2011
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" This book was sleepy and uncomfortable to read. It did have insightful sections, but unless you LOVE American history and know it very well, don't bother.
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- Dustin, 3/22/2011
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" Can't lie, it was a little dry.
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- Holly, 1/30/2010
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" Rakove's book is a silly attack on the Originalist theory of constitutional interpretation. Rakove's argument basically boils down to "Lawyers can't do history! History is for Historians! Whaa! Whaa! Whaa!"
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- Jeff, 1/9/2009
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" I read this a few years ago. It is a great read but it is really heavy non-fiction. You have to be dedicated to the subject to want to read for the content.
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- Tiffany, 1/31/2008
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