A companion to James Madison and James Monroe
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A companion to James Madison and James Monroe
（Blackwell companions to American history, . Presidential companions）
Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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
Table of Contents
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 Sovereigns 324
Arthur Scherr
21 James Monroe, 1758-1783: Student and Soldier of the American Revolution 343
Daniel Preston
22 James Monroe and the Confederation, 1781-1789: The Making of a Virginia Statesman 359
Robert W. Smith
23 James Monroe in the 1790s: A Republican Leader 375
William M. Ferraro
24 James Monroe as Governor of Virginia and Diplomat Abroad, 1799-1810: A Revolution of Principles and the Triumph of Pragmatism 391
David A. Nichols
25 James Monroe as Secretary of State and Secretary of War, 1809-1817: Toward Republican Strategic Sobriety 405
MackubinThomas Owens
26 James Monroe, James Madison, and the War of 1812: A Difficult Interlude 421
J.C.A. Stagg
27 President James Monroe's Domestic Policies, 1817-1825: "To Advance the Best Interests of Our Union" 438
Michael J. McManus
28 President James Monroe and Foreign Affairs, 1817-1825: An Enduring Legacy 456
Sandra Moats
29 The Domestic Life of James Monroe: The Man at Home 472
Meghan C. Budinger
30 James Monroe and Thomas Jefferson: Republican Government and the British Challenge to America, 1780-1826 489
Michael Schwarz
31 James Monroe and James Madison: Republican Partners 505
Brook Poston
32 James Madison and James Monroe Historiography: A Tale of Two Divergent Bodies of Scholarship 521
Peter Daniel Haworth
References 541
Index 558
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