(James) Madison ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton ▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius
The Federalist papers
"The Federalist Papers." And they were letters to the editor.
Alexander Hamilton
the federalist papers
The Federalists supported the constitution. John Jay and James Madison wrote "The Federalist Papers" which were eighty essays defending the constitution.
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Alexander Hamilton defended the Constitution in the Federalist Papers. Meaning he was a Federalist.
The Federalist Papers
A collection of essays defending the Constitution can be found in a book entitled "New Federalist Papers: Essays in Defense of the Constitution." It was written by Alan Brinkley, Nelson W. Polsby, and Kathleen M. Sullivan.
the federalist papers were written as essays that argued a federalist viewpoint on the constitution.
There was no individual "book" that explained and supported the adoption of the US Constitution. There were a series of 85 individual pamphlets that were written by John Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton under the name of "Publius." E pamphlet was titled "The Federalist", not the Federalist Papers. Later on, all 85 essays were compiled into a single book entitled "The Federalist Papers."
federalist papers