Project Gutenberg 2002-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 175 Farrand, Max 1869 1945 Johnson, Allen 1870 1931 The Fathers of the Constitution: A Chronicle of the Establishment of the Union New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c 1921 Chronicles of America series; v. 13 Alev Akman, David Widger and Robert Homa "The Fathers of the Constitution: A Chronicle of the Establishment of the Union" by Max Farrand is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book covers the critical events surrounding the formation of the United States government, focusing on the debates, compromises, and decisions made by the Founding Fathers as they worked to establish a functioning union after gaining independence from Britain. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage by discussing the status of the United States at the conclusion of the Revolution. He explains how, despite the formal recognition of independence from Great Britain, the new nation struggled with issues of legitimacy and respect from other countries. Key figures, including Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, are introduced as influential commissioners involved in negotiating the Treaty of Paris, emphasizing their differing personalities and approaches. The narrative illustrates the challenges faced in achieving international recognition and establishing a cohesive governmental framework during the subsequent years of uncertainty and disunity, highlighting the precarious situation that necessitated the eventual crafting of the Constitution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Constitutional history -- United States United States -- History -- Confederation, 1783-1789 United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789 E300 Text United States Children's History Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 458079 2025-07-02T05:10:14.244786 text/html 458299 2023-04-02T09:07:37 text/html 372505 2025-07-02T05:10:21.272729 application/epub+zip 376887 2025-07-02T05:10:15.704731 application/epub+zip 226564 2025-07-02T05:10:14.940750 application/epub+zip 520765 2025-07-02T05:10:25.071681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469430 2025-07-02T05:10:20.265725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379631 2022-09-02T07:10:44.511296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349580 2025-07-02T05:10:13.432790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349094 2023-04-02T09:09:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20379 2025-07-02T05:10:25.210696 application/rdf+xml 19633 2025-07-02T05:10:15.068718 image/jpeg 2898 2025-07-02T05:10:15.005761 image/jpeg 122783 2023-04-02T09:10:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 532405 2023-04-02T09:10:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 531846 2025-07-02T05:10:14.279733 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia