James Madison : a life reconsidered /

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 Constituti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cheney, Lynne V.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, [2014]
Subjects:	Madison, James, > 1751-1836. United States > Politics and government > 1809-1817. United States > Politics and government > 1789-1815. Presidents > United States > Biography. Statesmen > United States > Biography. United States > History > 1809-1817. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. HISTORY / United States / General.

Table of Contents:

Prologue
Sunlight and shadows
Season of discontent
Great men
A rope of sand
Love and other resources of happiness
The great work begins
If men were angels
Setting the machine in motion
The Earth belongs to the living
The spirit of party
Dolley
Reign of witches
The revolution of 1800
Portraits
Mr. President
A friend of true liberty
Trial by fire
The sage of Montpelier
Epilogue.