James Madison and the Making of America

Name: James Madison and the Making of America
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ISBN: 9781250023193

ISBN-10: 125002319X

ISBN-13: 9781250023193

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kevin R. C. Gutzman

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"A well-considered and written biography of this gifted Founding Father's many contributions to the early republic." - Kirkus ReviewsIn James Madison and the Making of America, historian Kevin Gutzman looks beyond the traditional view of Madison - as "The Father of the Constitution' - to give a more complex, sometimes contradictory portrait of this influential Founding Father and the ways he influenced the spirit of today's U.S. Readers will find the flesh-and-blood story of a man who often performed his founding deeds in spite of himself: Madison's fame rests on his participation in the writing of The Federalist Papers and his role in drafting the Bill of Rights and Constitution. Today,…

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List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 2/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



From Subject to Citizen, 1751-76



Winning the Revolution, 1776-87



The Philadelphia Convention, 1787



Ratifying the Constitution, Part One: The Federalist, 1787-88



Ratifying the Constitution, Part Two: The Richmond Convention, 1788



Inaugurating the Constitution, 1788-1800



Secretary of State, Then President, 1800-17



An Active Retirement, 1817-36


Notes


Index