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Tag Archives: James Madison

Review of “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” by Kevin Gutzman

February 10, 2023

Published two months ago, “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” is Kevin Gutzman’s most recent book. …

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Review of “The Fourth President: A Life of James Madison” by Irving Brant

July 26, 2022

Published in 1970, “The Fourth President: A Life of James Madison” is Irving Brant’s abridgment of his six-volume series published …

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Review of “James Madison: America’s First Politician” by Jay Cost

November 16, 2021

“James Madison: America’s First Politician” by Jay Cost was released November 9. Cost is the Gerald R. Ford Visiting Scholar …

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Review of “The Three Lives of James Madison” by Noah Feldman

August 12, 2021

Noah Feldman’s “The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President” was published in 2017 and explores the evolving political …

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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 …

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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 …

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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) …

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The Best Biographies of James Madison

June 12, 2013

[Updated July 2022] James Madison may have provided the fewest biographies for me to read among the first four presidents …

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Review of “James Madison and the Making of America” by Kevin Gutzman

June 8, 2013

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

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A B&B James Madison Would Love

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 …

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Review of “James Madison” by Richard Brookhiser

June 3, 2013

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

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Review of “Madison and Jefferson” by Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg

June 1, 2013

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

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Review of “James Madison: A Biography” by Ralph Ketcham

May 23, 2013

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

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Moving on to James Madison!

May 18, 2013

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

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