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Miracle at Philadelphia is one of the best-known narrative histories of the Constitutional Convention, bringing the personalities, debates, compromises, and tensions of 1787 to life. Bowen makes figures like Washington, Madison, Franklin, and Hamilton feel like real people in the room rather than names in a textbook. This handsome 1986 bicentennial edition includes a new introduction by Henry Steele Commager, illustrations by Warren Chappell, a slipcase, and the accompanying The Men Who Made the Constitution portfolio. A great shelf piece for collectors of American history, the Founding era, and presidential or constitutional material. See photos for condition.