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Madison's gift : five partnerships that built America

Title: Madison's gift : five partnerships that built America / David O. Stewart.
Author: Stewart, David O.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

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Description

viii, 419 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"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; Madison who wrote the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton to secure the Constitution's ratification; Madison who corrected the greatest blunder of the Constitution by drafting and securing passage of the Bill of Rights with Washington's support; Madison who joined Thomas Jefferson to found the nation's first political party and move the nation toward broad democratic principles; Madison, with James Monroe, who guided the new nation through its first war in 1812, really its Second War of Independence; and it was Madison who handed the reins of government to the last of the Founders, his old friend and sometime rival Monroe"--

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The end of the beginning -- Alexander Hamilton -- Impatient young men -- A powerful effect on our destiny -- A system to last for ages -- Creating The Federalist -- Ratification battles -- George Washington -- Courting the general -- Starting from scratch -- Not altogether useless -- The deal -- Jefferson -- First, friendship -- The Hamilton problem -- Becoming Republicans -- Party warrior -- No time for qualms -- James Monroe -- Friends and rivals and friends -- Distant diplomacy -- The rupture -- Reclaiming a friend -- The Republican way of war -- Near to a miracle -- Dolley -- All things to all men -- The Lady Presidentess -- Adam and Eve at Montpelier -- The Constitutional Sage of Montpelier -- "A sad blot on our free country" -- Farewells.

Call Number

II 15-1517

ISBN

9781451688580 (hbk.)
145168858X (hbk.)
9781451688597 (trade paper)
1451688598 (trade paper)

LCCN

2014021393

OCLC

883146752

Author

Stewart, David O., author.

Title

Madison's gift : five partnerships that built America / David O. Stewart.

Publisher

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Edition

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

II 15-1517

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