Title: Jefferson and Madison
Subtitle: the great collaboration
Description: This book offers a uniquely important interpretation of the half-century friendship of Jefferson and Madison. The two  philosopher  statesmen are  shown jointly  working out the philosophy of  democracy in  the  clash  of political interests that followed the  revolution.

With fresh  insights  gained  from her mastery  of  unpublished primary sources, Miss Koch recreates  the personal  drama behind formal statements and outward events and re-evaluates the political  and philosophical significance of the views and actions of Jefferson and Madison. She reveals their struggle  for  a  democratic but  strong  government, free from religious  ties, unafraid of political  criticism,  protective  of civil liberties,  and dedicated to learning.  She re-examines their  views  on federal  authority, the  two-party system, the Alien and Sedition Acts, the French Revolution, the public debt, the Supreme Court, the  Louisiana  Purchase, the location of the Federal Capital, and the support of education in a free society. Her book contributes toward the fuller understanding of the philosophy and character of the two political realists who founded their belief on the people and visualized the American republic as an experiment for liberty. 
From the back cover.
Subjects: Science politique, Histoire des institutions, Doctrine, Institutions politiques
Places: États-Unis
People: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), James Madison (1751-1836)