James Madison: The American Presidents Series: The 4th President, 1809-1817 by Wills, Garry

James Madison (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780805069051)

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Format: Hardcover
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James Madison: The American Presidents Series: The 4th President, 1809-1817 by Wills, Garry

James Madison

$35.00
James Madison: The American Presidents Series: The 4th President, 1809-1817 by Wills, Garry

James Madison

$35.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
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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 while drafting that document. Not temperamentally suited to be a wartime President, Madison nonetheless confronted issues such as public morale, internal security, relations with Congress, and the independence of the military. Wills traces Madison's later life during which, like many recent Presidents, he enjoyed greater popularity than while in office.

Author: Garry Wills, Gary Wills
ISBN-10: 0805069054
ISBN-13: 9780805069051
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2002
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d
Award: Society of Midland Authors Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2002 pg. 244
Publishers Weekly 02/18/2002 pg. 82
Booklist 03/01/2002 pg. 1081
New York Times 04/21/2002 pg. 22
New York Review of Books 05/09/2002 pg. 20
Library Journal 06/01/2002 pg. 164
New York Times 12/08/2002 pg. 68
By Garry Wills
By Garry Wills
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Garry Wills is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and cultural critic, and a professor of history at Northwestern University. A recipient of the National Book Award, his many books include Lincoln at Gettysburg, Reagan's America, Witches and Jesuits, and a biography of Saint Augustine. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., is arguably the preeminent political historian of our time. For more than half a century, he has been a cornerstone figure in the intellectual life of the nation and a fixture on the political scene. He served as special assistant to John F. Kennedy; won two Pulitzer Prizes for The Age of Jackson (1946) and A Thousand Days (1966); and in 1998 received the National Humanities Medal. He published the first volume of his autobiography, A Life in the Twentieth Century, in 2000.

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