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James Madison /
Chronicles the life and career of the fourth American president, including his work constructing the U.S. Constitution, his role in shaping American politics, his influence on partisan journalism, and his leadership during the War of 1812.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Basic Books,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Chronicles the life and career of the fourth American president, including his work constructing the U.S. Constitution, his role in shaping American politics, his influence on partisan journalism, and his leadership during the War of 1812. James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story--although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries--is integral to that of the nation. Madison helped to shape our country as perhaps no other Founder: collaborating on the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights, resisting government overreach by assembling one of the nation's first political parties (the Republicans, who became today's Democrats), and taking to the battlefield during the War of 1812, becoming the last president to lead troops in combat. In this penetrati. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465027996 0465027997 1452605572 9781452605579 1283300842 9781283300841 9786613300843 6613300845 |