The Summer Of 1787 Summary

Intro: The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, written by David O. Stewart, describes the grueling process of the ratification of the constitution and provides detailed analyses of the events that occurred during the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787. Stewart is an experienced author and lawyer. He wrote The Lincoln Deception, which examines the unknown facts about the John Wilkes Booth conspiracy. Stewart has written several books that explain his understanding of certain controversial topics in American history or focus on specific American politicians. The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution was published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, copyright 2007. This piece of historical non-fiction …show more content…
I enjoyed the parts that addressed the things that the delegates did outside of the convention. Stewart presented all the information and analyses necessary in understanding the constitution, but was able to make the reader understand the importance of it all and explain it in a story-like fashion. The book reinforces the importance of learning and changing minds in good politics and good decision-making. In today’s politics, if a candidate were to change their mind, they would probably be forced to drop out of the election, but at the Convention the delegates were able to change their minds over the summer as they became more educated about their country and the situations, which strengthened the Constitution. Also, I had never thought about the fact that these delegates left everything at home behind in order to make the Constitution that summer. It also reinforced my belief that many parts of the constitution were written for that time, with the delegates unaware of the changes to come in our country in the future. Many of the agreements made in the Constitution were based on the times, and that was made very apparent in the