James Madison: A BiographyMacmillan, 1971 - 753 pages "From a scantily known major figure in American history, Madison has become one about whom information is now...abundant. Furthermore, he lived eighty-five years and played a part in virtually evey major public event from the Stamp Act protests to the nullification crisis... [The author has used] the new resources [to] present Madison's long and full life within the covers of one volume"--from Preface (p. ix). |
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A VIRGINIA FAMILY BACKGROUND | 1 |
BOYHOOD AND EARLY EDUCATION | 8 |
III | 25 |
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