num_pages: 706
description: A biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through his service in the revolutionary army, the Confederation Congress, to his exertions in James Madison's cabinet and his subsequent presidency.
language: English
title: James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity
titlecomplete: James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity
characters: James Monroe
genres: Historical, Biography, Politics, American Revolution, Presidents, Nonfiction, American History, Biography Memoir, Us Presidents, History
ratings_count: 2524
publisher: University of Virginia Press