Celebrating the Constitution
Today is Constitution Day here in the United States, and as you would expect from a publisher that focuses on primary source documents, we have several initiatives to tell you about. First, we are continuing to give away free Constitution posters to any library or school that requests one. To date, we’ve sent out nearly 900 posters, and we’ve in fact had to go back for a second printing on the posters. Even if you haven’t yet ordered a poster, not to worry: the posters are not dated and can be used well into the future, so don’t despair if you have missed this year’s Constitution Day. The best way to order is to call Salem Press at (800) 221-1592.
We’ve also made the Constitution the featured document of the month over at MilestoneDocuments.com. You can read the full text, check out essential quotes, and view a time line surrounding the Constitution’s creation for free; for $6.99 you can buy our expert analysis of the document. Written by John P. Kaminski, who heads the Center for the Study of the American Constitution at the University of Wisconsin, this essay illuminates how the Constitution came into being, why it was structured as it was, and what its impact has been.
On our Milestone Documents blog, the Constitution is today’s Doc of the Day. Our post offers a useful overview of the Constitution and its creation and importance, including some words about one of its primary faults.
Finally, I’d like to highlight another scholar who is focusing on the Constitution: Harvard Law School professor Laurence H. Tribe, who has written a new book: The Invisible Constitution. Judging from the description at the publisher’s site, it sounds like a fascinating book.