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^ American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution ☆ PDF Download by * Garrett Epps eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution Distinguished legal scholar Garrett Epps--himself an award-winning novelist--disagrees. And Doctorow "missed a good deal of high rhetoric, many literary tropes, and even a trace of, if not wit, at least irony," he writes. Americans may venerate the Constitution, "but all too seldom is it read."In American Epic, Epps takes us through a complete reading of the Constitution--even the "boring" parts--to achieve an appreciation of its power and a holistic understanding of what it says. He no
| Title | : | American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199389713 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-16 |
| Language | : | English |
Gary A. H. said Epps does it differently.. The night I finished this book, I only gave it four stars. Why? Because early in the book, while going over the main body of the Constitution, I found myself bored in a couple places. That said, once he got into the Amendments, it was hard to put it down.Why did I change . Exceptional Guided Tour Like an atom, the USA is held together by tension among opposing, if not repelling forces. This natural state of affairs is dealt with in the constitution, which recognizes three such conflicts: between the federal and state governments, between Congress and the president. "honest appraisal" according to Reginald J Routson. Great read. He puts a modern twist on the Constitution. Love the history. Gives the material context and really helps to understand our founding document.
"Epps has created the ideal study guide for civics and political science classes, an intelligent and provocative tour through the fascinatingly complicated, vitally important blueprint of the United States." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Distinguished legal scholar Garrett Epps--himself an award-winning novelist--disagrees. And Doctorow "missed a good deal of high rhetoric, many literary tropes, and even a trace of, if not wit, at least irony," he writes. Americans may venerate the Constitution, "but all too seldom is it read."In American Epic, Epps takes us through a complete reading of the Constitution--even the "boring" parts--to achieve an appreciation of its power and a holistic understanding of what it says. He notices oddities and omissions. In 1987, E.L. This does the reverse. The Constitution's first three words, for example, sound spiritual--but Epps finds them to be more aspirational than prayer-like. The Constitution lays out rules for presidential appointment of officer
A former staff writer for the Washington Post, he has written for the New York Times, New Republic, The New York Review of Books, and the Atlantic. Two of his nonfiction books, Democracy Reborn and To An Unknown God, have been finalists for the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award. Garrett Epps is Professor
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