Title: Founding rivals : Madison vs. Monroe, the Bill of Rights and the election that saved a nation /
Authors: DeRose, Chris
Publisher: Regnery Pub. ; Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Madison, James, Political and social views.; Monroe, James, Political and social views.; United States. Elections, 1789.; United States.; United States Politics and government
Contents: Prologue : Opening days -- 1. The last days of the colony of Virginia -- 2. The soldier and the statesman -- 3. The world turned upside down -- 4. The in-between days -- 5. The tedious sessions -- 6. Madison and Monroe -- 7. A prayer for America -- 8. The Annapolis disaster and the road to Philadelphia -- 9. Great expectations -- 10. A rising or a setting sun? -- 11. The battle of Shockhoe Hill -- 12. The race for ninth -- 13. The terrible session -- 14. The first election -- 15. The Federalist endgame -- 16. The "first man" of the House : passing the Bill of Rights -- Epilogue : The fourth of July.