Book ID: CBB494685997

James Madison: A Life Reconsidered (2015)

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Cheney, Lynne (Author)


Penguin Books


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: x + 563 pp., photographs, bibliography, notes, index
Language: English

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 papers--helped shape the country Americans live in today. Along with Thomas Jefferson, Madison would found the first political party in the country's history--the Democratic Republicans. As Jefferson's secretary of state, he managed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States. As president, Madison led the country in its first war under the Constitution, the War of 1812. Without precedent to guide him, he would demonstrate that a republic could defend its honor and independence--and remain a republic still. (Worldcat

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Essay Review Peter A. Coclanis (2017) Madison, Hamilton, and Jefferson: Reinterpreting America's Founding Fathers. Business History Review (pp. 575-587). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Onuf, Peter S.
Dinyar Patel
Jenkinson, Clay
Miller, Adrian
Sylla, Richard Eugene
Withers, Bob
Concepts
Biographies
Politics and government
Presidents
National histories
Science and politics
Railroads
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
20th century
Enlightenment
21st century
17th century
Places
United States
Languedoc
North America
France
India
Berlin (Germany)
Institutions
United States. Department of the Treasury
College of William and Mary
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