The Federalist or The new constitution
- Norwalk, Connecticut : Easton Press , 1979 , c1973.
- 600 p. ; 23 cm.
Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay
A classic of Ameican political thought, "The Federalist" is a series of 85 essays by 3 authors--Hamilton, Madison, and Jay--writter to curry support for the proposed new Constitution of the United States, a document that many considered too radical.