TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cheney,Lynne V.
TI  - James Madison: a life reconsidered 
SN  - 9780670025190 (hardback)
AV  - E342 .C48 2014
U1  - 973.5/1092B 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Viking
KW  - Madison, James,
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Statesmen
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
KW  - HISTORY / United States / General
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1809-1817
KW  - 1789-1815
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-540) and index
N2  - "This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison was a true genius of the early republic. Outwardly reserved, Madison was the intellectual driving force behind the Constitution and crucial to its ratification. His visionary political philosophy and rationale for the union of states--so eloquently presented in The Federalist papers--helped shape the country Americans live in today. Along with Thomas Jefferson, Madison would found the first political party in the country's history--the Democratic Republicans. As Jefferson's secretary of state, he managed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States. As president, Madison led the country in its first war under the Constitution, the War of 1812. Without precedent to guide him, he would demonstrate that a republic could defend its honor and independence--and remain a republic still"--
ER  -