The book I reviewed was from 1787: The Great Convention by Clinton Rossiter. In this document, he breaks down the before, during and after the convention into four parts: the framework, the people, the event and the consequences. In the beginning, Mr. Rossiter created for us a country that was going through serious growing pains and which, without serious aid, would not become the world power it is today. The congressional form of common government that was formed during the Articles of Confederation was not a failure, but neither was it a success. In order to complete what started with the revolution, the great minds and characters of the time had to come together and put aside the many differences they had in order to become a powerful government instead of a band of brothers and bickering sisters. Although Mr. Rossiter states that they did not come to Philadelphia because they all agreed that they wanted to form a new structure for their government, they felt that something had to be done, otherwise the country they fought so hard for will become free. would fail. The wonderful and easy to understand separation of all the men going to the convention was also set up for the readers. All were wealthy men with businesses, previous political experience, and degrees from various universities in the New World. In reviewing the names and descriptions of the framers of the Constitution, we are forced to agree with the author and others as well who say that this group is the crème de la crème of the political and military world, like Washington, Hamilton, Madison and Franklin. I also have to admit that these names were the only ones I had heard and recognized. This book is good because it fills many gaps that were missing in secondary and primary school classes. People who are given just a paragraph or a few sentences to describe their personality come to life in this book. For this, we must all congratulate Mr. Rossiter for having so well reconstructed this pivotal moment in our history from notes and letters taken by the great men of that era. By far the most important part of this book was the description of the event. itself which lasted several months, from May 14 to September 17.