{"title":"M. E. Bradford","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-enduring-faulkner-essays-by-m-e-bradford-1962-1992-paperback","title":"The Enduring Faulkner: Essays by M. E. Bradford, 1962-1992 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE 16 BRADFORD ESSAYS INCLUDED HERE range over a variety of Faulkner's literary productions, though the emphasis lies especially on the shorter fiction-both widely known and studied stories like \"Barn Burning\" and lesser-known texts like \"Golden Land.\" Thematically, the essays reflect, of course, Bradford's own personal predilections, though there is no doubt that the recurring themes were also central to Faulkner's aims as a writer: the profound gravity of the past as it informs the present; the \"peculiar\" and tragic-even mythic- trajectory of Southern history; the powerful sense of place and attachment to the land; the importance not only of the old Southern hierarchies-especially the legacy of the antebellum planter class-but also of the yeomanry or \"plain folk\"; and the preeminent moral importance of endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67788981895391,"sku":"9781733407595","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VkBLzXTPQ_9781733407595.webp?v=1790700630"},{"product_id":"founding-fathers-brief-lives-of-the-framers-of-the-united-states-constitution-second-edition-revised-paperback","title":"Founding Fathers: Brief Lives of the Framers of the United States Constitution?second Edition, Revised - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne was a shoemaker, surveyor, lawyer, jurist, lay theologian, and statesman. Two became president, one vice president. Over half were experienced in the legal profession. The majority were well off and, for their time, well educated. And when they came together in Philadelphia in 1787, they produced the framework for the most influential document in the history of the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet, says M. E. Bradford, the fifty-five original Framers of the U.S. Constitution didn't view themselves as demigods out to \"invent\" a country. Instead they tackled the nuts and bolts of constitution building by relying on a shared philosophical legacy inherited from more than 1,000 years of British history and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this concise and valuable reference work--the only compilation of biographical sketches for all fifty-five Framers who attended the Philadelphia Convention--Bradford examines the Framer's constitutional theories, their visions for the newly founded union, and their opinions on ratification of the document that would address such paramount issues as national revenue, public debt, currency, removal of trade barriers between the states, and provisions for the common defense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelving into the political and philosophical principles of the founders, Bradford illuminates their motives, thoughts, and actions and illustrates how their political decision-making was influenced by religion, education, environment, economic circumstances, and personal background.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne was a shoemaker, surveyor, lawyer, jurist, lay theologian, and statesman. Two became president, one vice-president. Over half were experienced in the legal profession. The majority were well off and, for their time, well educated. When they came together in Philadelphia in 1787, they produced the framework for the most influential document in the history of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67927268229343,"sku":"9780700606573","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/RotpR5pKWD9780700606573.webp?v=1791251494"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/m-e-bradford.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}