James Madison
Sydney Howard Gay
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Description
Sydney Howard Gay wrote this life of James Madison, in a series on the founding fathers called Giants of America. The chapters run from the Virginia Madisons and the young statesman through Congress, the state assembly, and the legislature, to the Constitutional Convention, the compromises, and adoption of the Constitution. Later chapters treat national finances, slavery, Federalists and Republicans, and French politics.
Madison's later years bring the resolutions of 1798 and 1799, service as secretary of state, the embargo, the presidency, and war with England. Gay writes a compact, readable life, with a frontispiece from Sully's portrait and a view of Montpelier. Readers get a solid nineteenth-century biography of the Father of the Constitution, clear on politics and character alike.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sydney Howard Gay |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 523 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |