James Madison

by Richard Brookhiser

Book Overview

James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story--although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries--is integral to that of the nation. Madison helped to shape our country as perhaps no other Founder: collaborating on the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights, resisting government overreach by assembling one of the nation's first political parties (the Republicans, who became...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465019838
• ISBN13: 9780465019830
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher