Viewing George Ticknor Curtis, "History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States" Volume 2 (1863).George Ticknor Curtis, "History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States" Volume 2 (1863).In the midst of the Civil War, George Ticknor Curtis published the second and concluding volume of his history of the constitution. Here he describes the convention, the debates and the subsequent actions by the states -- reception, opposition and ratification. |