The Summer of 1787
The Summer of 1787 is written by David O. Stewart, who not only graduated from Yale College and Law school, but also worked on the New York legislature. He is a lawyer turned author, who used his experience as a law clerk as well as a lawyer to help him write The Summer of 1787 as well as many other books, such as, The Fight for Lincoln's Legacy, American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America, and the Lincoln Deception. Stewart’s novel, The Summer of 1787, shines light on the struggles our founding fathers faced while trying to write the Constitution. The book talked about many of the issues they discussed, such as, slavery, currency, taxes, elections, and so much more. The book took us into the small, torrid room in the heart of Philadelphia, where …show more content…
While, Stewart’s unbiased and conservative way of writing was very enjoyable, his writing style was not perfect. It is understandable to expand on ideas but, the writing would often fall off topic. Stewart would often go off on tangents, and he would not always reroute back into the main topic. In the same sense, the writing would often jump around and leave you without a complete thought. He also had a knack for focusing on the Three Fifths Compromise, and Small State vs. Big State debate; this was likely due to his contact with law. While, this defiantly distracted from Stewart’s thesis, it did not affect it too much in the end.
Overall, The Summer of 1787 is a well written example of what it was like to be at the Philadelphia Convention. Stewart did an amazing job at showing some of the real reasons behind the reasoning for the convention. He was able to prove his thesis with little dilemma, and give the reader something worthwhile. The Summer of 1787, is a well thought out, well written account on what it was really like in Philadelphia while our founding fathers wrote one of the most important documents in our country’s
The Summer of 1787 is written by David O. Stewart, who not only graduated from Yale College and Law school, but also worked on the New York legislature. He is a lawyer turned author, who used his experience as a law clerk as well as a lawyer to help him write The Summer of 1787 as well as many other books, such as, The Fight for Lincoln's Legacy, American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America, and the Lincoln Deception. Stewart’s novel, The Summer of 1787, shines light on the struggles our founding fathers faced while trying to write the Constitution. The book talked about many of the issues they discussed, such as, slavery, currency, taxes, elections, and so much more. The book took us into the small, torrid room in the heart of Philadelphia, where …show more content…
While, Stewart’s unbiased and conservative way of writing was very enjoyable, his writing style was not perfect. It is understandable to expand on ideas but, the writing would often fall off topic. Stewart would often go off on tangents, and he would not always reroute back into the main topic. In the same sense, the writing would often jump around and leave you without a complete thought. He also had a knack for focusing on the Three Fifths Compromise, and Small State vs. Big State debate; this was likely due to his contact with law. While, this defiantly distracted from Stewart’s thesis, it did not affect it too much in the end.
Overall, The Summer of 1787 is a well written example of what it was like to be at the Philadelphia Convention. Stewart did an amazing job at showing some of the real reasons behind the reasoning for the convention. He was able to prove his thesis with little dilemma, and give the reader something worthwhile. The Summer of 1787, is a well thought out, well written account on what it was really like in Philadelphia while our founding fathers wrote one of the most important documents in our country’s