Bibliograph

Bills, quills, and stills, an annotated, illustrated, and illuminated history of the Bill of Rights, Robert J. McWhirter

Type

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Bills, quills, and stills, an annotated, illustrated, and illuminated history of the Bill of Rights, Robert J. McWhirter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

facsimilesportraitsillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bills, quills, and stills

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

899226538

Responsibility statement

Robert J. McWhirter

Sub title

an annotated, illustrated, and illuminated history of the Bill of Rights

Table Of Contents

Prequel and Preamble : did they forget to pay the the bill? -- Of dogma and desire : saying what you believe about the First Amendment -- Shooting your mouth off about the Second Amendment -- The Third Amendment : don't count it out yet! -- Molasses and the sticky origins of the Fourth Amendment -- From testicles to dragnet : how the Fifth Amendment protects all of us -- How the Sixth Amendment guarantees you a court, a lawyer, and a chamber pot -- Trial by jury or...by God! -- "Baby, don't be cruel" : what's so cruel and unusual about the Eighth Amendment? -- The Ninth Amendment : still a mystery after all these years -- "Are you talkin' to me?" : just who are those "people" in the Tenth Amendment? -- Epilogue : How we ponied-up to pay the bill

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