Book Talk at the Library of Virginia Monday, February 11, 2008 Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution by Woody Holton Time: Noon–1:00PM Place: Conference Rooms FREE EVENT The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that Woody Holton will be with us to discuss and sign his new book, Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution on Monday, February 11, 2008 at noon. Holton upends what we think we know about the Constitution’s origins by telling the history of the average Americans who challenged the Framers of the Constitution, forcing on them the revisions that produced the document we now venerate. Holton shows that the Framers who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 believed that too many middling Americans exercised too much influence over state and national policies. In the end, the fact that the Framers were only partially successful in curtailing citizens’ rights is due, Holton argues, to the reaction, sometimes violent, of unruly average Americans. Unruly Americans was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Holton is an associate professor of history at the University of Richmond, and the author of the award-winning book Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia. The Library of Virginia is located at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. A limited amount of free parking is available under the building. www.lva.virginia.gov 804.692.3900 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html