1. The Genre of Legislative Diaries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. About Madison’s Notes vii
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Notes Before the Constitutional Convention
6. 1. The Genre of Legislative Diaries 19
7. 2. The Practice of Working Notes 35
8. II. Learning to Keep a Conventional Diary
9. 3. The Success of the Opening Days 49
10. 4. Struggling with Speeches 70
11. III. Recording the Constitutional Convention
12. 5. An Account of Failed Strategies 89
13. 6. Acquiring a New Role 116
14. IV. Abandoning the Notes
15. 7. The Complexity of Drafting 141
16. 8. The Convention’s Changing Relevance 154
17. V. Completing the Notes
18. 9. Correcting and Revising the Notes 179
19. 10. The Infl uence of Mr. Jefferson 202
20. Conclusion 223
21. The Evidence. Abbreviations. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index
22. The Evidence 243
23. Abbreviations 263
24. Notes 267
25. Acknowledgments 345
26. Index 349