| James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation Contributor(s): Broadwater, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469628317 ISBN-13: 9781469628318 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $30.88 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011035946 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.97 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with Dolley Madison, his performance as a wartime commander in chief, and his views on slavery. From Broadwater's perspective, no single figure can tell us more about the origins of the American republic than our fourth president. In these pages, Madison emerges as a remarkably resilient politician, an unlikely wartime leader who survived repeated setbacks in the War of 1812 with his popularity intact. Yet Broadwater shows that despite his keen intelligence, the more Madison thought about one issue, race, the more muddled his thinking became, and his conviction that white prejudices were intractable prevented him from fully grappling with the dilemma of American slavery. |
Contributor Bio(s): Broadwater, Jeff: - Jeff Broadwater is professor of history at Barton College and author of George Mason, Forgotten Founder. |