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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Short, plain, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intelligence, Madison cared more about achieving results than taking the credit. To reach his lifelong goal of a self-governing constitutional republic, he blended his talents with those of key partners. It was Madison who led the drive for the Constitutional Convention and pressed for an effective new government as his patron George Washington lent the effort legitimacy;...
23) The price of greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the creation of American oligarchy
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In the history of American politics there are few stories as enigmatic as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison's bitterly personal falling out. Together they helped bring the Constitution into being, yet soon after the new republic was born they broke over the meaning of its founding document. Hamilton emphasized economic growth, Madison the importance of republican principles. Jay Cost is the first to argue that both men were right--and...
24) Writings
Author
Series
Library of America volume 109
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison was a true genius of the early republic. Outwardly reserved, Madison was the intellectual driving force behind the Constitution and crucial to its ratification. His visionary political philosophy and rationale for the union of states--so eloquently presented in The Federalist...
29) Dolley Madison
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the popular wife of President James Madison.
30) James Madison
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the fourth president of the United States, who was known as the Father of the Constitution.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with
...Author
Publisher
Doubleday Direct Large Print edition in association with HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
A black woman's story from slavery to freedom. She is Clara whose mother was a maid for President Madison. When he dies Clara is sold along with other chattels and the novel follows her ups and downs before and after the Civil War.
39) Founding friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the creation of the American republic
Author
Publisher
University Press of Virginia
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
