The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
The Federalist, which came to be called the Federalist Papers in the twentieth century, is a remarkable series of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. The Constitutional Convention had taken place from May to September 1787 in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation that determined the operation of the government following independence from Great Britain. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton instead advocated the creation of a new government. After much debate the delegates agreed on the principles contained in Madison’s Virginia Plan and proceeded to produce the document we know as the Constitution, which was submitted to states in September 1787. The Federalist papers were written in response to criticism of the Constitution, collected as the “Anti-Federalist Papers”.
The articles were first published between October 1787 and August 1788 in New York in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet and then published in two volumes in 1788. Hamilton is the author of 51 articles, Madison the author of 26, and John Jay, who fell ill, authored 5. In the words of historian Richard B. Morris, they are an "incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer."
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| Read by: | Multiple readers |
| Length: | 21 hours 6 minutes |
| Type: | Collaborative reading |
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| DVD case art: | Includes wrapper for Amaray box and inner insert |
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Artwork
Cover: Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787, signing of U.S. Constitution, 1856, by Junius Brutus Stearns (1810-1885), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Inset: Portrait of Alexander Hamilton, 1806, by John Trumbull (1756-1843).
Inset: Portrait of James Madison, 1816, by John Vanderlyn (1775-1852).
Insert: Official Gubernatorial portrait of New York Governor John Jay, 1828 or before, based on an original by Gilbert Stuart, author unknown.
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Table of Contents
| Track | Title | Reader | Length |
| 01 | Federalist No. 01 by Alexander Hamilton | Kim Braun | 11:11 |
| 02 | Federalist No. 02 by John Jay | Kim Braun | 11:59 |
| 03 | Federalist No. 03 by John Jay | Kim Braun | 11:08 |
| 04 | Federalist No. 04 by John Jay | Kim Braun | 11:41 |
| 05 | Federalist No. 05 by John Jay | Kim Braun | 10:25 |
| 06 | Federalist No. 06 by Alexander Hamilton | DaveF | 15:32 |
| 07 | Federalist No. 07 by Alexander Hamilton | DaveF | 14:54 |
| 08 | Federalist No. 08 by Alexander Hamilton | DaveF | 13:19 |
| 09 | Federalist No. 09 by Alexander Hamilton | DaveF | 12:39 |
| 10 | Federalist No. 10 by James Madison | DaveF | 18:10 |
| 11 | Federalist No. 11 by Alexander Hamilton | Anadaxis_Canejia | 20:10 |
| 12 | Federalist No. 12 by Alexander Hamilton | Anadaxis_Canejia | 17:58 |
| 13 | Federalist No. 13 by Alexander Hamilton | Anadaxis_Canejia | 8:12 |
| 14 | Federalist No. 14 by James Madison | Robert Scott | 20:10 |
| 15 | Federalist No. 15 by Alexander Hamilton | Scott Mather | 19:27 |
| 16 | Federalist No. 16 by Alexander Hamilton | Scott Mather | 13:00 |
| 17 | Federalist No. 17 by Alexander Hamilton | Scott Mather | 9:42 |
| 18 | Federalist No. 18 by James Madison | Scott Mather | 14:48 |
| 19 | Federalist No. 19 by James Madison | Scott Mather | 14:26 |
| 20 | Federalist No. 20 by James Madison | Scott Mather | 11:18 |
| 21 | Federalist No. 21 by Alexander Hamilton | Bookworm | 12:41 |
| 22 | Federalist No. 22 by Alexander Hamilton | Founding Father | 22:08 |
| 23 | Federalist No. 23 by Alexander Hamilton | Founding Father | 12:07 |
| 24 | Federalist No. 24 by Alexander Hamilton | Founding Father | 13:36 |
| 25 | Federalist No. 25 by Alexander Hamilton | Leon Mire | 12:44 |
| 26 | Federalist No. 26 by Alexander Hamilton | Robin Cotter | 15:07 |
| 27 | Federalist No. 27 by Alexander Hamilton | Robin Cotter | 9:03 |
| 28 | Federalist No. 28 by Alexander Hamilton | Maria Morabe | 10:13 |
| 29 | Federalist No. 29 by Alexander Hamilton | Robin Cotter | 14:29 |
| 30 | Federalist No. 30 by Alexander Hamilton | tonypettit | 12:58 |
| 31 | Federalist No. 31 by Alexander Hamilton | tonypettit | 11:11 |
| 32 | Federalist No. 32 by Alexander Hamilton | tonypettit | 9:38 |
| 33 | Federalist No. 33 by Alexander Hamilton | brenthumphries | 11:15 |
| 34 | Federalist No. 34 by Alexander Hamilton | brenthumphries | 14:25 |
| 35 | Federalist No. 35 by Alexander Hamilton | brenthumphries | 14:30 |
| 36 | Federalist No. 36 by Alexander Hamilton | brenthumphries | 19:02 |
| 37 | Federalist No. 37 by James Madison | Susan Denney | 20:30 |
| 38 | Federalist No. 38 by James Madison | Susan Denney | 25:09 |
| 39 | Federalist No. 39 by James Madison | Dr.ElwinRansom | 14:46 |
| 40 | Federalist No. 40 by James Madison | Jason X. | 21:52 |
| 41 | Federalist No. 41 by James Madison | Founding Father | 23:18 |
| 42 | Federalist No. 42 by James Madison | Founding Father | 17:33 |
| 43 | Federalist No. 43 by James Madison | rachelellen | 22:34 |
| 44 | Federalist No. 44 by James Madison | rachelellen | 19:32 |
| 45 | Federalist No. 45 by James Madison | rachelellen | 13:52 |
| 46 | Federalist No. 46 by James Madison | rachelellen | 16:15 |
| 47 | Federalist No. 47 by James Madison | Zachary Brewster-Geisz | 17:58 |
| 48 | Federalist No. 48 by James Madison | Zachary Brewster-Geisz | 12:45 |
| 49 | Federalist No. 49 by James Madison | esnoble | 12:12 |
| 50 | Federalist No. 50 by James Madison | Sibella Denton | 7:11 |
| 51 | Federalist No. 51 by James Madison | Sibella Denton | 12:11 |
| 52 | Federalist No. 52 by James Madison | Sibella Denton | 10:36 |
| 53 | Federalist No. 53 by James Madison | Sibella Denton | 12:31 |
| 54 | Federalist No. 54 by James Madison | Sibella Denton | 11:42 |
| 55 | Federalist No. 55 by James Madison | Sibella Denton | 11:32 |
| 56 | Federalist No. 56 by James Madison | brenthumphries | 10:39 |
| 57 | Federalist No. 57 by James Madison | koijmonop | 14:29 |
| 58 | Federalist No. 58 by James Madison | rachelellen | 14:03 |
| 59 | Federalist No. 59 by Alexander Hamilton | rachelellen | 12:36 |
| 60 | Federalist No. 60 by Alexander Hamilton | rachelellen | 14:38 |
| 61 | Federalist No. 61 by Alexander Hamilton | rachelellen | 9:48 |
| 62 | Federalist No. 62 by James Madison | rachelellen | 15:45 |
| 63 | Federalist No. 63 by James Madison | rachelellen | 19:43 |
| 64 | Federalist No. 64 by John Jay | rachelellen | 14:54 |
| 65 | Federalist No. 65 by Alexander Hamilton | rachelellen | 13:00 |
| 66 | Federalist No. 66 by Alexander Hamilton | rachelellen | 14:48 |
| 66 | Federalist No. 67 by Alexander Hamilton | koijmonop | 12:02 |
| 68 | Federalist No. 68 by Alexander Hamilton | Greg Bryant | 9:43 |
| 69 | Federalist No. 69 by Alexander Hamilton | Greg Bryant | 19:48 |
| 70 | Federalist No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton | Greg Bryant | 20:25 |
| 71 | Federalist No. 71 by Alexander Hamilton | Greg Bryant | 10:43 |
| 72 | Federalist No. 72 by Alexander Hamilton | Greg Bryant | 13:06 |
| 73 | Federalist No. 73 by Alexander Hamilton | darkwolfb87 | 16:49 |
| 74 | Federalist No. 74 by Alexander Hamilton | Robin Cotter | 7:01 |
| 75 | Federalist No. 75 by Alexander Hamilton | Robin Cotter | 12:37 |
| 76 | Federalist No. 76 by Alexander Hamilton | Robin Cotter | 12:46 |
| 77 | Federalist No. 77 by Alexander Hamilton | Robin Cotter | 12:53 |
| 78 | Federalist No. 78 by Alexander Hamilton | Leon Mire | 19:48 |
| 79 | Federalist No. 79 by Alexander Hamilton | Leon Mire | 6:48 |
| 80 | Federalist No. 80 by Alexander Hamilton | Kirsten Ferreri | 14:48 |
| 81 | Federalist No. 81 by Alexander Hamilton | Kirsten Ferreri | 22:19 |
| 82 | Federalist No. 82 by Alexander Hamilton | Kirsten Ferreri | 9:32 |
| 83 | Federalist No. 83 by Alexander Hamilton | Robert Scott | 51:29 |
| 84 | Federalist No. 84 by Alexander Hamilton | ML Cohen | 23:08 |
| 85 | Federalist No. 85 by Alexander Hamilton | ML Cohen | 16:18 |
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