In Carol Berkin's book A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution, the personalities and attitudes of the men who penned the Constitution are examined in detail, looking at the events in chronological order and checking into the various interpersonal dramas that took place around this time period. Berkin does a tremendous amount of research and homework in order to bring to life the emotions and feelings that were experienced by the Founding Fathers at the time of the ratification. This leads to a book that is heavy-hitting, thorough and dramatic in its telling of the beginning of America as a country today.
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