James Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention is a book I've had for over 10 years one of my favorites to go back to:

 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812975170/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=briant-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0812975170&linkId=5a10f9bc524b12455692cf1167b1f547


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