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 …

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 …

May 18, 2013

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