Enlightenment · North America · Politics
1787
Federalist Papers Begin Publication
October 27, 1787
Under the pseudonym 'Publius,' Hamilton, Madison, and Jay began publishing 85 essays defending the new Constitution in New York newspapers. Written at top speed (Hamilton did the most, Madison did the best), the essays would become the great commentary on the American republican idea - and the textbook of its logic.
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