What Difference Does It Make What Congress Published?

Introduction (p.17) to a collection of essays based on a 2007 program co-sponsored by GODORT, RUSA–History Section, and the ACRL–Rare Books and Manuscript Section on Congressional publishing during the early years of the Republic. The essays follow (p.18-42) The American State Papers: The Incomplete Story, or What Was Selected and What Was Omitted / August A. Imholtz Jr. Conflict and Compromise in the Federalist Era: The House Debates the Jay Treaty, 1795–96 / Fred W. Beuttler Recovering the People’s Voice: Unpublished Petitions and Their Impact on Publications, Legislation, and History / Jessie Kratz Documents Printed for the First Federal Congress and Their Importance to Historical Research / Charlene Bangs Bickford