An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States
, by Beard, Charles A.- ISBN: 9780486433653 | 048643365X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/20/2004
This famous study -- one of the most influential in the area of American economic history -- brought a halt to Americans' uncritical reverence for their country's revolutionary past. Questioning the Founding Fathers' motivations in drafting the Constitution, it viewed the results as a product of economic self-interest. Perhaps the most controversial books of its time.