Review of “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” by Lynne Cheney
Lynne Cheney’s “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” was published in 2014, about a year after I read four biographies of …
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Review of “James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon
“James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon was originally published in 1971, making it the oldest of …
Montpelier as Never Seen by James Madison
Montpelier from 2,000′ in a Cirrus SR20 In our nation’s earliest years, the journey from George Washington’s home (Mt. Vernon) …
The Best Biographies of James Madison
[Updated July 2019] James Madison may have provided the fewest biographies for me to read of any of the first …
Review of “James Madison and the Making of America” by Kevin Gutzman
“James Madison and the Making of America,” published in 2012, is author Kevin Gutzman’s fourth and most recent book. He …
A B&B James Madison Would Love
James Madison was born on March 16, 1751 at Belle Grove Plantation located on the north side of the Rappahannock River near …
Review of “James Madison” by Richard Brookhiser
“James Madison” is Richard Brookhiser’s 2011 biography of our fourth president, and is the most recent of his dozen or …
Review of “Madison and Jefferson” by Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg
“Madison and Jefferson” is the 2010 dual biography of our third and fourth presidents: their personalities, philosophies, presidencies and their …
Review of “James Madison: A Biography” by Ralph Ketcham
“James Madison: A Biography” by Ralph Ketcham was published in 1971 and has long been considered by many the pre-eminent …
Moving on to James Madison!
Having taken two months to work through my collection of Thomas Jefferson biographies, it’s time to turn to our fourth …
