Miracle At Philadelphia

Miracle At Philadelphia

Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention is a work of historical non-fiction, written by Catherine Drinker Bowen and originally published in 1966. Bowen recounts the Philadelphia Convention, a meeting in 1787 that created the United States Constitution. Bowen draws much of her information from notes and journals of the Framers, especially James Madison. It contains vivid description of many founders including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Gouverneur Morris, important compromises such as the Great Compromise, and...
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Author:Catherine Drinker Bowen
Genre:Fiction
Year published:1966
Number of editions:8

Author of Miracle At Philadelphia

Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen
January 1, 1897 - November 1, 1973

Catherine Drinker Bowen was born as Catherine Drinker on the Haverford College campus on January 1, 1897, to a prominent Quaker family. She was an accomplished violinist who studied for a musical career at the Peabody Institute and the Juilliard School of Music, but ultimately decided to become a...
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Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but...
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