The Federalist Papers

By: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

Narrated by: Alastair Cameron

Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, The Federalist Papers have long been considered to be some of the most important works in political science ever written.

The Federalist Papers establishes a method of constitutional government that was the building block for the type of government the United States has operated under for over 200 years. At the time, the idea that man has a basic right be self-governing was considered radical but these ideas grew in popularity prior to and during the American Revolutionary War.

This collection of essays and articles was originally published serially in the Independent Journal and the New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 and would later become known as The Federalist Papers. The authors published the collection hoping to influence the vote to ratify what would later become the Constitution and the cornerstone of the United States of America.

Public Domain (P)2017 A.R.N. Publications

great support information for constitutional study

excellent for students of the Constitution and also for any American that wants to understand our freedoms better. narration is good. this is not a narrative explaining some interpretations but the actual text of the papers which is great.

An absolute necessity to read for an American.

These are an absolute necessity for you to read as an American citizen. I only wish they'd gotten an American to read the papers. kind of unsettling listening to someone with an English accent read the founding documents of our nation.

Great for somebody who wants to study government or politics or general information about the United States in the early years

Great book for somebody studying politics history or government. It gives a good indication of the way America was set up. It is a little bit lengthy and boring but for somebody who is a nerd or history buff like I am it is Great.


However, be prepared to not finish the book in one sitting. Unless you’re a book nerd and like a listening to books with and over a 24 hour period.

A Great Constitutional Refreshment

With so much political discord these days, I think The Federalist Papers is a great educational read for people that are interested in U.S. history and the intentions of our founding fathers…

At the time the Federalist Papers were published there was a lot of opposition to the idea of the Constitution. These publications were written to convince the public of how important the Constitution was to the stability of the Union.

If you’re debating whether to listen to this book or actually read it, you may want to take into consideration the length of the book and all the old English that’s in it, which may make the reading aspect more difficult rather than listening to it in my opinion. The narrator has a very pleasant voice and his accent gives you a nice feel to that era…

Overall this is a very interesting book that history aficionados will enjoy, and can learn a lot from in regards to the foundation of the United States Government.

Evan Review

This isn't a book for everyone. If you want to understand the reasons for the constitution ratification plus and interpretation by the authors Hamilton, Madison, and Jay this book is for you. I strongly believe that if you are a candidate for a public office and sorwn in to uphold the constitution you need to understand the document that you sworn to uphold.

The Foundation of the Constitution

Heard this title referenced numerous times in political talk shows and thought I’d give it a listen. It really opens your eyes as to how this great country’s foundation was built from the ground up in a very detailed manor. Kuddos to the narrator who did a marvelous job with this book. Can’t recommend this any higher!

The reader is mind numbingly boring.

I like the machine-read text much better than this human reader. His voice is not bad, but the cadence is awful. There is little emphasis, very flat. Stultifying.

Mispronounced Worda and Weird Verbal Inflections

I jave tried for 18 sections to acclimate to the narrators strange way of pronouncing words, and I just can't. Ill return this book and find one that is understandable. This work is too important to be muddied up by "artistic license".

Intriguing

200+ years later and the Federalist Papers can still walk you through the conception of the United States. It tells you enough to give a glimpse of understanding but also makes it obvious that some topics they weren't really sure about themselves and so they were left open for posterity to ponder.

Very boring reader.

It seems as if the reader was hired with the assumption that no one would listen. The reader doesn't care about the content or just has a very boring and lackluster voice.