TY - BOOK AU - Patrick,John J. TI - The Bill of Rights: a history in documents SN - 0195103548 (alk. paper) AV - KF4750 .P314b 2003 U1 - 342.73/085 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - United States KW - Constitution KW - 1st-10th Amendments KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Civil rights KW - Constitutional amendments N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-199) and index; The roots of American rights -- Rights revolution and in America -- The birth of the Bill of Rights -- The Bill of Rights marginalized -- Rights renewed and denied -- A resurgence of rights -- Nationalization of the Bill of Rights -- Political cartoons on the right to bear arms -- Consensus and controversy N2 - Uses contemporary documents to explore the history of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the British traditions on which they were based, and their impact on American society UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002006294-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2002006294-b.html ER -