"'Revisiting the Founding Era' calls on Americans today to re-examine documents and ideas from that turbulent period with an eye to their endurance over time and their relevance in the twenty-first century. Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and working in partnership with the American Library Association and the National Constitution Center, the Gilder Lehrman Institute has enlisted four leading scholars of the era, and the curators of the Gilder Lehrman Collection, to compile this reader of twenty seminal documents, which will be available in print and digital formats. They have provided historical introductions and questions for discussion as the basis for public programs, and the conversations that arise from them, across the country over the next three years. By closely reading the documents and discussing them in public forums, participants will gain insight into current issues through the lens of Founding Era controversies and compromises." --