Maier’s story is of the value of a deliberative and informed ratification process and how the foundation of our government is based on moderation and compromise. The characters in her story are both favorites in colonial and revolutionary history and obscure individuals who for a moment in time stepped onto our country’s stage, the founding drama of our new nation. These characters ranged from George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry to lesser-known personalities like William Findley from Pennsylvania and James Iredell from North Carolina. With her narrative style, Maier was able to take an interesting subject that contains a great deal of information and present it in such a way that one learns about the state ratifying conventions without putting forth a great deal of
Maier’s story is of the value of a deliberative and informed ratification process and how the foundation of our government is based on moderation and compromise. The characters in her story are both favorites in colonial and revolutionary history and obscure individuals who for a moment in time stepped onto our country’s stage, the founding drama of our new nation. These characters ranged from George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry to lesser-known personalities like William Findley from Pennsylvania and James Iredell from North Carolina. With her narrative style, Maier was able to take an interesting subject that contains a great deal of information and present it in such a way that one learns about the state ratifying conventions without putting forth a great deal of