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Informationen zum Autor Stuart Leibiger is Associate Professor and Chair of the History Department at La Salle University. He is the author of Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic (1999). Leibiger has worked on the editorial staffs of the Papers of George Washington and the Papers of Thomas Jefferson and is an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer. Klappentext A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe features essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidents.* Provides historians and students of history with a wealth of new insights into the lives and achievements of two of America's most accomplished statesmen, James Madison and James Monroe* Features 32 state-of-the field historiographic essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidents* Synthesizes the latest findings, and offers new insights based on original research into primary sources* Addresses topics that readers often want to learn more about, such as Madison and slavery Zusammenfassung A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe features essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidents. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations xi Notes on Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 Stuart Leibiger 1 James Madison's Political Thought: The Ideas of an Acting Politician 4 Jack N. Rakove 2 James Madison's Journey to an "Honorable and Useful Profession, " 1751-1780 21 Paul Douglas Newman 3 James Madison, 1780-1787: Nationalism and Political Reform 39 Adam Tate 4 James Madison and the Grand Convention: "The Great Difficulty of Representation" 56 Gordon Lloyd and Christopher Burkett 5 James Madison and the Ratification of the Constitution: A Triumph Over Adversity 74 Kevin R. C. Gutzman 6 James Madison in The Federalist: Elucidating "The Particular Structure of this Government" 91 Michael Zuckert 7 James Madison, Republican Government, and the Formation of the Bill of Rights: "Bound by Every Motive of Prudence" 109 Alan Gibson 8 James Madison in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-1797: America's First Congressional Floor Leader 127 Carey Roberts 9 James Madison and the National Gazette Essays: The Birth of a Party Politician 143 Denver Brunsman 10 James Madison, the Virginia Resolutions, and the Philosophy of Modern American Democracy 159 Garrett Ward Sheldon 11 James Madison's Secretary of State Years, 1801-1809: Successes and Failures in Foreign Relations 176 Mary Hackett 12 President James Madison's Domestic Policies, 1809-1817: Jeffersonian Factionalism and the Beginnings of American Nationalism 192 Aaron N. Coleman 13 President James Madison and Foreign Affairs, 1809-1817: Years of Principle and Peril 207 David J. Siemers 14 James Madison's Retirement, 1817-1836: Engaging the Republican Past, Present, and Future 224 James H. Read 15 James Madison and George Washington: The Indispensable Man's Indispensable Man 241 Stuart Leibiger 16 James Madison and Thomas Jefferson: A "Friendship Which Was For Life" 259 Jeffry H. Morrison 17 James and Dolley Madison and the Quest for Unity 274 Catherine Allgor 18 James Madison and Montpelier: The Rhythms of Rural Life 292 David B. Mattern 19 James Madison and the Dilemma of American Slavery 306 Jeff Broadwater 20 James Monroe's Political Thought: The People the Soverei...
