Madison and Jefferson /
The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper and noble gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson's genius overshadowing James Madison's judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book, both leaders are seen as men of their times, ruthless and hardboiled operatives in a gr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper and noble gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson's genius overshadowing James Madison's judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book, both leaders are seen as men of their times, ruthless and hardboiled operatives in a gritty world of primal politics where they struggled for supremacy for more than fifty years. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 809 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [755]-780) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400067282 (hc.) 1400067286 (hc.) |