James Madison: The Founding Father
Autor Robert Rutlanden Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 sep 1997 – vârsta ani
Available for the first time in paperback, James Madison: The Founding Father is a lively portrait of the man who essentially fathered our constitutional guarantees of civil and religious liberty. Focusing on the role Madison played at the Continental Congress and in each stage of the formation of the American Republic, Robert Allen Rutland also covers Madison's relationship with his beloved wife, Dolley, his fifty-year friendship with Thomas Jefferson, and his years as a respected elder statesman after serving as secretary of state and fourth president of the United States.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780826211415
ISBN-10: 0826211410
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: chronology
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Missouri Press
Colecția University of Missouri
ISBN-10: 0826211410
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: chronology
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Missouri Press
Colecția University of Missouri
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Recenzii
"James Madison is an excellent short biography of a complex man."—New York Times Book Review
"The biography's author, Robert Allen Rutland, knows his Founding Fathers. . . . He writes with clarity and spirit."—New York Times
Rutland "has put together a one-volume work that is lively, fast- paced, and extremely revealing. At last Madison comes alive on the printed page! . . . Rutland's story is biography at its best."—Richmond News Leader
"A lively and sympathetic biography by a leading Madison scholar, one which provides the reader with the best succinct treatment of a complex personality, an introverted intellectual with a special genius for politics."—Richard B. Morris
"A brilliant and engaging portrait of Madison as a republican leader and statesman."—Merrill D. Peterson
"A wonderfully vivid and appreciative biography by the master Madison scholar. Rutland combines a flair for style with scholarly integrity."—Leonard W. Levy
Notă biografică
Robert Allen Rutland is Research Professor of History at the University of Tulsa.