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Zusatztext “An important! thoughtful! and gracefully written political history.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work! combining deep research! a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights! a rare combination.” —The Dallas Morning News “A superb book that greatly deepens our understanding of these founders.”— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Enough colorful characters for a miniseries! loaded with backstabbing (and frontstabbing too).”— Newsday “A richly detailed account . . . that humanizes its subjects.” —Tulsa World “A remarkably lucid account . . . With stunning style and clarity! [Burstein and Isenberg have] meticulously reexamined this political relationship.”— Library Journal Informationen zum Autor Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg are Charles P. Manship Professor of History and professor of history, respectively, at Louisiana State University. Burstein is the author of six other books on early America, including The Passions of Andrew Jackson and Jefferson’s Secrets . Isenberg is the author of two prizewinning books, Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr and Sex and Citizenship in Antebellum America . Klappentext "[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work! combining deep research! a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights! a rare combination."-The Dallas Morning News The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen! with Thomas Jefferson's genius overshadowing James Madison's judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book about their crucial partnership! both are seen as men of their times! hardboiled operatives in a gritty world of primal politics where they struggled for supremacy for more than fifty years. With a thrilling and unprecedented account of early America as its backdrop! Madison and Jefferson reveals these founding fathers as privileged young men in a land marked by tribal identities rather than a united national personality. Esteemed historians Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg capture Madison's hidden role-he acted in effect as a campaign manager-in Jefferson's career. In riveting detail! the authors chart the courses of two very different presidencies: Jefferson's driven by force of personality! Madison's sustained by a militancy that history has been reluctant to ascribe to him. Supported by a wealth of original sources-newspapers! letters! diaries! pamphlets-Madison and Jefferson is a watershed account of the most important political friendship in American history. "Enough colorful characters for a miniseries! loaded with backstabbing (and frontstabbing too)."-Newsday "An important! thoughtful! and gracefully written political history."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) CHAPTER ONE The Virginians 1774-1776 This morning I received a letter from Mr. Maddison who is a member of the Virginia Convention, informing me of the declaration of Independency made by that body. -from the Memorandum Book of Philadelphian William Bradford, ca. May 21, 1776 You'l have seen your Instructions to propose Independance and our resolutions to form a Government . . . The Political Cooks are busy in preparing the dish. -Edmund Pendleton, in Virginia, to Thomas Jefferson, in Philadelphia, May 24, 1776 In May 1776, at the age of twenty-five, the slightly formed James Madison, Jr., was party to a critical conversation taking place among Virginia's leaders in the colonial capital of Williamsburg. Across the middle colonies, some still believed that negotiation with Great Britain could have its desired effect. But in Virginia active debate had already ended, and a formal break was to take place. Instructions t...
