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English
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"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....
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
x, 564 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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This biography introduces readers to James Madison including his early political career and key events from Madison's administration including the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 536 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A group portrait of America's first President and the men who served with him to create the office shares insights into their personalities and the consequences of Washington's decision to heed or disregard specific advice.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 773 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
HighBridge Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
9 sound discs (10 3/4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of a former slave to James and Dolley Madison, tracing his early years on their plantation, his service in the White House household staff and post-emancipation achievements as a memoirist.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
595 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lively and essential chronicle of the only consecutive trio of two-term presidencies of the same political party in American history, from the bestselling author of Thomas Jefferson - Revolutionary and James Madison. Before the consecutive two-term administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, there had only been one other trio of its type: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. Kevin R. C. Gutzman's...
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Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
First edition hardcover.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Many people know the story of Dolley Madison, one of the first First Ladies to live in the White House, and how she saved the famous painting of George Washington as the British attacked and burned Washington, D. C. But few know what happened next. With the U.S. soldiers in retreat and Dolley fleeing, what drove the British soldiers out of the city they were intent on destroying? Was it really a tornado? Or was it something else?
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
437 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A group portrait of America's first four presidents from Virginia focuses on a series of key historical episodes that illustrate how the myriad leadership roles of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe promoted transcendental, if contradictory, national views about freedom and equality.
Publisher
DK Español
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
Español
Description
¿Debe ser derrocado un gobernante injusto? ¿Es la democracia la mejor forma de gobierno? ¿Puede ser justa una guerra? A lo largo de la historia, estas y otras preguntas acerca de cuál es el mejor modo de gobernarnos han suscitado respuestas de grandes pensadores que hoy siguen dando forma al mundo.
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