#C-SPAN launches a new series, Books That Shaped #America.
The Federalist
Publius
(1788)
"In September 1787, the newly drafted Constitution of the United States was sent to the states for ratification. Responding to initial public criticism of the document, Alexander #Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay - under the collective pseudonym "Publius" - wrote a series of 85 essays to promote ratification of the Constitution. The essays were first published in several New York newspapers and were later combined into a book titled The #Federalist. Today, the original essays are commonly referred to as The Federalist Papers."
#video and more info.:
https://www.c-span.org/booksthatshapedamerica/book/2/the-federalist
