Talk:The Complete Anti-Federalist

SilenceDoogood (talk) 11:05, 25 May 2010 (UTC) I expanded the stub text to include a description of just what the book comprises. I have added my own photo of my first edition, all seven volumes. While not extremely rare, the unabridged first edition is extremely expensive to get all seven volumes on the internet. Prices are typically six to seven hundred dollars. This is why I added the Library of Congress entry in the footnotes, so that anyone may borrow a copy for any desired verification. This is a most impressive work. At 1800+ pages I am becoming more and more familiar with it, albeit, slowly. If anybody wants info from my copy of the collection, please let me know. ______________

I am a little unsure of the sequence of how to footnote references to published books, so if anybody knows the correct format please let me know. For instance, the part about James Madison comes from another book "American Creation" by Ellis, but is relevant to elucidating the meaning of Anti-Federalist.

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Also, I am a little vague on Fair-Use, and how much of the text I can quote in text boxes. Any suggestions are appreciated. SilenceDoogood (talk) 11:05, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

cite "definitive" assertion.
"The Complete Anti-Federalist is the definitive edition. In seven volumes, Storing has brought together all of the known pamphlets, many of the newspaper essays, and some of the speeches of the constitutional critics. The collection includes the standard works of the leading Anti-federalists.  More importantly, it introduces the writings of less prominent figures who used pseudonyms like 'John Humble,' 'One of the People,' or 'a Plebian.'  Many of these pamphlets, less intellecutally polished but often more politically astute, are reprinted here for the first time.  All are extensively annotated, cross-referenced, and indexed.  The footnotes alone can be fascinating reading."

(Lienesch, pp 264)

- --some jerk on the Internet    (talk)  18:58, 3 November 2011 (UTC)