Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Madison's gift

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

883146752

Responsibility statement

David O. Stewart

Sub title

five partnerships that built America

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"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

End of the beginning -- Alexander Hamilton -- Impatient young men -- Powerful effect on our destiny -- System to last for ages -- Creating The Federalist -- Ratification battles -- George Washington -- Courting the general -- Starting from scratch -- Not altogether useless -- Deal -- Jefferson -- First, friendship -- 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 -- Lady Presidentess -- Adam and Eve at Montpelier -- Constitutional Sage of Montpelier -- "Sad blot on our free country" -- Farewells

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