The Last of the Fathers
Subtitle: James Madison & The Republican Legacy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 28, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780521407724
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; United States - 19th Century; History: American; Biography / Autobiography; History; United States; USA; Madison, James,; Historical - U.S.; History / United States / General; History-United States - 19th Century; Madison, James,--1751-1836; Biography; United States - General; 1751-1836; 1815-1861; Politics and government; Presidents
First sentence: IN THE SPRING of 1817, when James Madison quit public office for the last time, he behaved as if he were beginning rather than ending a career.