The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy

by Drew R. McCoy

Book Overview

Born in the middle of the eighteenth century as a subject of King George II, James Madison, father of the United States Constitution, lived until 1836, dying as a citizen of Andrew Jackson's republic. For over forty years he played a pivotal role in the creation and defence of a new political order but he also lived long enough to see the system of government he had nurtured threatened by disruptive forces that would ultimately lead to civil war...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521407729
• ISBN13: 9780521407724
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.3"