The Best Biographies of James Monroe

July 13, 2013

[Updated] James Monroe was the first of the earliest presidents to capture the presidency without an obvious tailwind assisting his …

Review of “James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon

June 25, 2013

“James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon was originally published in 1971, making it the oldest of …

June 17, 2013

James Monroe was our fifth president, and the fourth from Virginia. I knew virtually nothing of him before I began …