
John Randolph of Roanoke is unique in American political history. For most of his public career Randolph was a leader of the opposition--to both Jeffersonians and Federalists. Only twenty-six when first elected to Congress in 1799, he readily became the most forceful figure...


John Randolph of Roanoke is unique in American political history. For most of his public career Randolph was a leader of the opposition--to both Jeffersonians and Federalists. Only twenty-six when first elected to Congress in 1799, he readily became the most forceful figure...


John Randolph was a leader of the opposition - to both Jeffersonians and Federalists. Over one-half of this edition is devoted to his most important speeches and letters. Russell Kirk is the author of The Conservative Mind.