The three lives of James Madison : genius, partisan, president / Noah Feldman.
| Author/creator | Feldman, Noah, 1970- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Random House, [2017] |
| Description | xviii, 773 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Book I. Constitution. Friendships -- Rise -- Crisis -- Philadelphia -- Compromise -- Ratification -- Book II. Party. The Bill of Rights -- Debts -- Enemies -- The President and his party -- In the shade -- Book III. War. Secretary of State -- Neutrality -- President -- War -- Failure and redemption -- Conclusion : Legacy. |
| Abstract | "Over the course of his life, James Madison changed the United States three times: First, he designed the Constitution, led the struggle for its adoption and ratification, then drafted the Bill of Rights. As an older, cannier politician he co-founded the original Republican party, setting the course of American political partisanship. Finally, having pioneered a foreign policy based on economic sanctions, he took the United States into a high-risk conflict, becoming the first wartime president and, despite the odds, winning. In The Three Lives of James Madison, Noah Feldman offers an intriguing portrait of this elusive genius and the constitutional republic he created--and how both evolved to meet unforeseen challenges."--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-730) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2017000125 |
| ISBN | 9780812992755 hardcover |
| ISBN | 081299275X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E342 .F45 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |