Research Catalog

Title

The fourth President; a life of James Madison.

Author

Brant, Irving, 1885-1976

Publication

Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill [1970]

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Details

Description

681 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Madison, James, 1751-1836
• 1809-1817
• Presidents > United States > Biography
• United States > History > 1809-1817
• United States > Politics and government > 1809-1817

Genre/Form

• Biography
• Biographies
• Biographies.

Note

• A condensation of the author's 6 v. work entitled: James Madison, published 1941-61.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Part I. 1. From Cradle to College -- 2. College and Cloister -- 3. Revolution -- 4. Independence and Human Rights -- 5. Legislator and Councillor.
• Part II. 6. In the Continental Arena -- 7. Western Lands and Implied Powers -- 8. Letter to Jay -- 9. National Development -- 10. The Tortuous Road to Peace -- 11. Address to the States -- 12. Books and Romance -- 13. Patrick Henry, Lafayette, and Grasshopper -- 14. Freedom of Religion -- 15. The Road to Philadelphia.
• Part III. 16. The Virginia Plan -- 17. Lines Form in the Convention -- 18. Contest for Power -- 19. Small States Turn to High Power -- 20. General or Enumerated Powers -- 21. We the People -- 22. The Federalist -- 23. Ratification -- 24. Organizing the Government -- 25. The Bill of Rights -- 26. The Break with Hamilton -- 27. Partisan Rattles -- 28. The French Resolution -- 29. Dolley Madison -- 30. Leader of the Opposition -- 31. The Second American Revolution.
• Part IV. 32. Secretary of State -- 33. The Louisiana Purchase -- 34. Seeking West Florida -- 35. Not Very Merry Steffy -- 36. Britannia Waives the Rules -- 37. Battle of the Pamphlets -- 38. Pleas, Plots, and Marplots -- 39. A Crisis with Albion -- 40. The Election of 1808.
• Part V. 41. Inauguration -- 42. Options of War or Peace -- 43. The Destroyer of Copenhagen -- 44. Much Ado but Nothing Done -- 45. Action Without Benefit of Congress -- 46. A New Secretary of State -- 47. Gunfire in the Night -- 48. Nations at Variance -- 49. War Policy and Politics
• Part VI. 50. Declaration of War -- 51. A None-too-Happy Beginning -- 52. From the Heights to the Depths -- 53. Re-election -- 54. A General Does and Dies -- 55. Great Lakes Victory; Montreal Fiasco -- 56. The War Tide Turns -- 57. The Capital in Flames -- 58. Moving Toward the Climax -- 59. Peace and Jubilation -- 60. The End of a Presidency.
• Part VII. 61. At Montpelier -- 62. Fighting to Save the Union -- 63. The Last Years -- Notes -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects -- Index to the War of 1812.

LCCN

^^^73085705^//r85

OCLC

• 67961
• SCSB-10697474

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library