The Federalist Papers
                            
                            9781970184242
                                518 pages
                            1828 Press
                            
                            
                                         
                         
                        
                                
Overview
                                These essays, known collectively as The Federalist Papers, address critiques of the Constitutional Convention put forward by those opposed to limiting states’ rights and the rights of their citizens. In doing so, the authors wrote one of the cornerstones in the edifice of democracy.
                                                            Author Bio
                                Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote this collection of essays and articles under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.