All politics is local

This book re-examines the U.S. Constitutional Convention, arguing that local politics and state-specific needs, rather than grand ideologies, drove representatives' actions. Author Christopher Collier challenges long-held beliefs about the motivations of Connecticut's antifederalists, revealing a complex web of family and community ties. He proposes that a deeper understanding of the Constitution requires similar micro-studies of other founding states, suggesting that current interpretations are incomplete without this local focus.