Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America

by David O. Stewart

Book Overview

Historian David O. Stewart restores James Madison to his proper place as the most significant Founding Father and framer of the new nation: "A fascinating look at how one unlikely figure managed to help guide...a precarious confederation of reluctant states to a self-governing republic that has prospered for more than two centuries" ( Richmond Times-Dispatch ). Short, plain, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intelligence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451688598
• ISBN13: 9781451688597
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"