Madison And Jefferson

Author : Andrew Burstein,Nancy Isenberg
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812979008

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Madison and Jefferson by Andrew Burstein,Nancy Isenberg Pdf

“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.”—The Dallas Morning News The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson’s genius overshadowing James Madison’s judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book about their crucial partnership, both are seen as men of their times, hardboiled operatives in a gritty world of primal politics where they struggled for supremacy for more than fifty years. With a thrilling and unprecedented account of early America as its backdrop, Madison and Jefferson reveals these founding fathers as privileged young men in a land marked by tribal identities rather than a united national personality. Esteemed historians Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg capture Madison’s hidden role—he acted in effect as a campaign manager—in Jefferson’s career. In riveting detail, the authors chart the courses of two very different presidencies: Jefferson’s driven by force of personality, Madison’s sustained by a militancy that history has been reluctant to ascribe to him. Supported by a wealth of original sources—newspapers, letters, diaries, pamphlets—Madison and Jefferson is a watershed account of the most important political friendship in American history. “Enough colorful characters for a miniseries, loaded with backstabbing (and frontstabbing too).”—Newsday “An important, thoughtful, and gracefully written political history.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author : Andrew Burstein,Nancy Isenberg
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
Page : 809 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781400067282

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Madison and Jefferson by Andrew Burstein,Nancy Isenberg Pdf

A provocative analysis of the historically pivotal friendship between the third and fourth presidents offers insight into their complex characters while presenting a sobering assessment of how politics were conducted in the country's early years.

Author : Andrew Burstein,Nancy Isenberg
Publisher : Random House
Page : 857 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780679604105

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Madison and Jefferson by Andrew Burstein,Nancy Isenberg Pdf

“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.”—The Dallas Morning News The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson’s genius overshadowing James Madison’s judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book about their crucial partnership, both are seen as men of their times, hardboiled operatives in a gritty world of primal politics where they struggled for supremacy for more than fifty years. With a thrilling and unprecedented account of early America as its backdrop, Madison and Jefferson reveals these founding fathers as privileged young men in a land marked by tribal identities rather than a united national personality. Esteemed historians Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg capture Madison’s hidden role—he acted in effect as a campaign manager—in Jefferson’s career. In riveting detail, the authors chart the courses of two very different presidencies: Jefferson’s driven by force of personality, Madison’s sustained by a militancy that history has been reluctant to ascribe to him. Supported by a wealth of original sources—newspapers, letters, diaries, pamphlets—Madison and Jefferson is a watershed account of the most important political friendship in American history. “Enough colorful characters for a miniseries, loaded with backstabbing (and frontstabbing too).”—Newsday “An important, thoughtful, and gracefully written political history.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author : Thomas Jefferson,James Madison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1569802734

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Jefferson & Madison on Separation of Church and State by Thomas Jefferson,James Madison Pdf

A complete selection of writings from Thomas Jefferson and James Madison focusing specifically on their very forward thinking beliefs in the separation of church and state.

Author : James H. Read
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813919126

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Power Versus Liberty by James H. Read Pdf

Does every increase in the power of government entail a loss of liberty for the people? James H. Read examines how four key Founders--James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson, and Thomas Jefferson--wrestled with this question during the first two decades of the American Republic. Power versus Liberty reconstructs a four-way conversation--sometimes respectful, sometimes shrill--that touched on the most important issues facing the new nation: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, federal authority versus states' rights, freedom of the press, the controversial Bank of the United States, the relation between nationalism and democracy, and the elusive meaning of "the consent of the governed." Each of the men whose thought Read considers differed on these key questions. Jefferson believed that every increase in the power of government came at the expense of liberty: energetic governments, he insisted, are always oppressive. Madison believed that this view was too simple, that liberty can be threatened either by too much or too little governmental power. Hamilton and Wilson likewise rejected the Jeffersonian view of power and liberty but disagreed with Madison and with each other. The question of how to reconcile energetic government with the liberty of citizens is as timely today as it was in the first decades of the Republic. It pervades our political discourse and colors our readings of events from the confrontation at Waco to the Oklahoma City bombing to Congressional debate over how to spend the government surplus. While the rhetoric of both major political parties seems to posit a direct relationship between the size of our government and the scope of our political freedoms, the debates of Madison, Hamilton, Wilson, and Jefferson confound such simple dichotomies. As Read concludes, the relation between power and liberty is inherently complex.

Author : Jeff Broadwater
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469651026

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Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution by Jeff Broadwater Pdf

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison, "Father of the Constitution," were two of the most important Founders of the United States as well as the closest of political allies. Yet historians have often seen a tension between the idealistic rhetoric of the Declaration and the more pedestrian language of the Constitution. Moreover, to some, the adoption of the Constitution represented a repudiation of the democratic values of the Revolution. In this book, Jeff Broadwater explores the evolution of the constitutional thought of these two seminal American figures, from the beginning of the American Revolution through the adoption of the Bill of Rights. In explaining how the two political compatriots could have produced such seemingly dissimilar documents but then come to a common constitutional ground, Broadwater reveals how their collaboration--and their disagreements--influenced the full range of constitutional questions during this early period of the American republic.

Author : Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521515153

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God and the Founders by Vincent Phillip Muñoz Pdf

God and the Founders explains the church-state political philosophies of James Madison, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson.

Author : Stuart Leibiger
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813920892

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Founding Friendship by Stuart Leibiger Pdf

"Although the friendship between George Washington and James Madison was eclipsed in the early 1790s by the alliances of Madison with Jefferson and Washington with Hamilton, their collaboration remains central to the constitutional revolution that launched the American experiment in republican government. Washington relied heavily on Madison's advice, pen, and legislative skill, while Madison found Washington's prestige indispensable for achieving his goals for the new nation. Together, Stuart Leibiger argues, Washington and Madison struggled to conceptualize a political framework that would respond to the majority without violating minority rights. Stubbornly refusing to sacrifice either of these objectives, they cooperated in helping to build and implement a powerful, extremely republican constitution. Observing Washington and Madison in light of their special relationship, Leibiger argues against a series of misconceptions about the two men. Madison emerges as neither a strong nationalist of the Hamiltonian variety nor a political consolidationist; he did not retreat from nationalism to states' rights in the 1790s, as other historians have charged. Washington, far from being a majestic figurehead, exhibits a strong constitutional vision and firm control of his administration. By examining closely Washington and Madison's correspondence and personal visits, Leibiger shows how a marriage of political convenience between two members of the Chesapeake elite grew into a genuine companionship fostered by historical events and a mutual interest in agriculture and science. The development of their friendship, and eventual estrangement, mirrors in fascinating ways the political development of the early Republic."--Abebooks.com viewed Sept. 25, 2023.

Author : Gregory Schaaf
Publisher : Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures (C I A C Press)
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89082503186

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Franklin, Jefferson & Madison on Religion and the State by Gregory Schaaf Pdf

"In the American tradition of historical narratives, this book traces the lives of Franklin, Jefferson and Madison with emphasis on their religious views and personal expressions of faith. They held strong religious beliefs as evidenced by their personal papers."--Jacket.

Author : Adrienne Koch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015015193686

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Jefferson and Madison by Adrienne Koch Pdf

A remarkable and revealing account of the great friendship of two philosopher statesmen who decisively influenced the shape of American ideas and principles.

Author : Henry Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118156137

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History of the United States of America During the First Administration of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Adams Pdf

Author : Noah Feldman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780679643845

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The Three Lives of James Madison by Noah Feldman Pdf

A sweeping reexamination of the Founding Father who transformed the United States in each of his political “lives”—as a revolutionary thinker, partisan political strategist, and president “In order to understand America and its Constitution, it is necessary to understand James Madison.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci 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. Now Noah Feldman offers an intriguing portrait of this elusive genius and the constitutional republic he created—and how both evolved to meet unforeseen challenges. Madison hoped to eradicate partisanship yet found himself giving voice to, and institutionalizing, the political divide. Madison’s lifelong loyalty to Thomas Jefferson led to an irrevocable break with George Washington, hero of the American Revolution. Madison closely collaborated with Alexander Hamilton on the Federalist papers—yet their different visions for the United States left them enemies. Alliances defined Madison, too. The vivacious Dolley Madison used her social and political talents to win her husband new supporters in Washington—and define the diplomatic customs of the capital’s society. Madison’s relationship with James Monroe, a mixture of friendship and rivalry, shaped his presidency and the outcome of the War of 1812. We may be more familiar with other Founding Fathers, but the United States today is in many ways Madisonian in nature. Madison predicted that foreign threats would justify the curtailment of civil liberties. He feared economic inequality and the power of financial markets over politics, believing that government by the people demanded resistance to wealth. Madison was the first Founding Father to recognize the importance of public opinion, and the first to understand that the media could function as a safeguard to liberty. The Three Lives of James Madison is an illuminating biography of the man whose creativity and tenacity gave us America’s distinctive form of government. His collaborations, struggles, and contradictions define the United States to this day.

Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1787
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : OXFORD:N11686162

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Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson Pdf

Author : Lance Banning
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0945612486

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Jefferson and Madison by Lance Banning Pdf

Amidst the whirlwind of Revolution and nation-making, Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and Madison, father of the Constitution, engaged in a series of intellectual discussions on the nature of the American experiment. In this thought-provoking study, Lance Banning revisits the intellectual friendship between the two founders and pursues the lines of their debate in the light of two centuries of history. Banning examines Jefferson's and Madison's reflections on the purpose and need for a bill of rights, their discussion of the nature and necessity of "public spirit" in a republic, the usefulness of political rebellion, and upon Jefferson's reminder that "the earth belongs ... to the living." The author adds selected primary documents to enhance each chapter. This interchange of ideas between two of America's greatest thinkers spanned many years and reveals the way in which Jefferson and Madison thought about democracy, public debt, the ownership of property, and the relationship between the present and future generations. Banning provides a glimpse into the intellectual world of Jefferson and Madison, as well as insight into our own.

Author : Lynne Cheney
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698163454

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James Madison by Lynne Cheney Pdf

A major new biography of the fourth president of the United States by New York Times bestselling author Lynne Cheney Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; it features James Madison among its vibrant cast of characters. This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison was a true genius of the early republic. Outwardly reserved, Madison was the intellectual driving force behind the Constitution and crucial to its ratification. His visionary political philosophy and rationale for the union of states—so eloquently presented in The Federalist papers—helped shape the country Americans live in today. Along with Thomas Jefferson, Madison would found the first political party in the country’s history—the Democratic Republicans. As Jefferson’s secretary of state, he managed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States. As president, Madison led the country in its first war under the Constitution, the War of 1812. Without precedent to guide him, he would demonstrate that a republic could defend its honor and independence—and remain a republic still.