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 f

"Although the friendship between George Washington and James Madison was eclipsed in the early 1790s by the alliances of Madison with Jefferson and Washington w

“The narrative offers informed, exacting characterizations of the uncertain political alliances, strained interactions and ideological growing pains that elit

"Short, plain, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intelligence, Madison cared more about achieving results than taking the credit.

High quality reprint of Lives Of James Madison & James Monroe by John Adams.