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Traces the life and contributions of the sickly child with the small voice who grew up to become the fourth president of the United States.

Discusses the life and times of James Madison, his career as statesman, diplomat, and President, with emphasis on his role as framer of the Constitution.

An examination of the life of President James Madison and his influence on America.

Examines the life and accomplishments of James Madison, a statesman and former secretary of state who served as the fourth president of the United States, and includes a glossary, chronology, and references.

This book provides a brief biography of the fourth president of the United States and includes a special section about the branches of government, the Electoral College, the qualifications for office, the line of succession, and more.

This engaging and sympathetic biography provides a revealing portrait of a prolific human being -- the man Thomas Jefferson called "the greatest man in the world." Throughout this remarkable book we see Madison the legislator, writer, Secretary of State, President, elder statesman and, perhaps most importantly, as a man who believed most implicitly in the mutual dependence of democracy and individual freedom. Madison was guided by this philosophy....

After the death of George Washington, a fledgling America is thrown into turmoil by the growth of a two-party political system, the machinations of an ambitious Aaron Burr, and a growing French presence to the West.

"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal...