The Federalist Papers (Illustrated)

*Illustrated with over a dozen pictures of Founding Fathers
*Includes Table of Contents for each Federalist Paper

In 1787, delegates from the recently independent 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to try to forge a new, stronger Constitution. That summer, the representatives ironed out a document that had pluses and minuses for all involved, a point noted by Ben Franklin in explaining why he assented to it at the end of the process.

Even after the final document was ready, it still had to be ra...