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A bestselling historian examines the life of a Founding Father.
Renowned historian and social commentator Garry Wills takes a fresh look at the life of James Madison, from his rise to prominence in the colonies through his role in the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the first Constitutional Congress.
Madison oversaw the first foreign war under the constitution, and was forced to adjust some expectations he had formed
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English
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"Over the course of his life, James Madison changed the United States three times: First, he designed the Constitution, led the struggle for its adoption and ratification, then drafted the Bill of Rights. As an older, cannier politician he co-founded the original Republican party, setting the course of American political partisanship. Finally, having pioneered a foreign policy based on economic sanctions, he took the United States into a high-risk...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"How do you solve a problem like James Madison? The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history -- his political trajectory seems almost intentionally inconsistent. He was both for and against a strong federal government. He wrote about the dangers of political parties in the Federalist papers and then helped to found the Republican party just a few years later. And though he has frequently been celebrated as...
12) James Madison
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and career of the fourth President with emphasis on his many contributions to the government of the United States including his role in writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
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Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of James Madison, a man of poor health who could not fight in the Revolutionary War but whose ideas formed the core of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and who became the nation's fourth president.
Author
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents volume 4
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
110 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of America's fourth president, known as the Father of the Constitution, describing his early life in Virginia and his many years of service in public office.
17) James Madison
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Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
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Chronicles the life and career of the fourth American president, including his work constructing the U.S. Constitution, his role in shaping American politics, his influence on partisan journalism, and his leadership during the War of 1812.
18) James Madison
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the fourth president of the United States, who helped ensure ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In this powerful new work, drawing on countless primary sources, acclaimed historian Hugh Howard presents a gripping account of the War of 1812 as James and Dolley Madison experienced it.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 419 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Historian David O. Stewart restores James Madison, sometimes overshadowed by his fellow Founders, to his proper place as the most significant framer of the new nation. 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....
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