Review of “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” by Lynne Cheney

July 22, 2019

Lynne Cheney’s “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” was published in 2014, about a year after I read four biographies of …

Montpelier as Never Seen by James Madison

June 13, 2013

Montpelier from 2,000′ in a Cirrus SR20 In our nation’s earliest years, the journey from George Washington’s home (Mt. Vernon) …

June 12, 2013

[Updated July 2019] James Madison may have provided the fewest biographies for me to read of any of the first …

June 8, 2013

“James Madison and the Making of America,” published in 2012, is author Kevin Gutzman’s fourth and most recent book. He …

June 5, 2013

James Madison was born on March 16, 1751 at Belle Grove Plantation located on the north side of the Rappahannock River near …

June 3, 2013

“James Madison” is Richard Brookhiser’s 2011 biography of our fourth president, and is the most recent of his dozen or …

June 1, 2013

“Madison and Jefferson” is the 2010 dual biography of our third and fourth presidents: their personalities, philosophies, presidencies and their …

May 23, 2013

“James Madison: A Biography” by Ralph Ketcham was published in 1971 and has long been considered by many the pre-eminent …

May 18, 2013

Having taken two months to work through my collection of Thomas Jefferson biographies, it’s time to turn to our fourth …