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Jefferson and Madison Jefferson and Madison Lance Banning Amidst the whirlwind of Revolution and nation-making, Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and Madison, father of the Constitution, engaged in a series of intellectual discussions on… OL15855722W
The Great Divide The Great Divide Thomas J. Fleming How differing views of governance played out during the first four US presidential admininstrations, focusing on Washington (federalist) and Jefferson (antifederalist). OL17199136W
Washington and Hamilton Washington and Hamilton Tony Williams,Stephen F. Knott From the Introduction... Theirs was an unlikely alliance, for George Washington and Alexander Hamilton could not have been more different. Washington was a gentleman farmer from the patrician colo… OL17334101W
Ratifying, amending, and interpreting the Constitution Ratifying, amending, and interpreting the Constitution Peter S. Onuf 516 p. ; 24 cm OL18863397W
Madison and Jefferson Madison and Jefferson Andrew Burstein 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 bo… OL19736018W
The price of greatness The price of greatness Jay Cost "In the history of American politics there are few stories as enigmatic as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison's bitterly personal falling out. Together they helped bring the Constitution in… OL19748107W
James Madison James Madison Cheney, Lynne V. "This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison was a true genius of th… OL19980149W
United States presidential elections, 1788-1860 United States presidential elections, 1788-1860 Michael J. Dubin This textbook contains elections returns data from each county in a state during each United States Presidential Election from the very first(1788) up to the pre-Civil War 1860 Election. Unless data … OL3253352W
Adams vs. Jefferson Adams vs. Jefferson John E. Ferling It was a contest of titans: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two heroes of the Revolutionary era, once intimate friends, now icy antagonists locked in a fierce battle for the future of the United Sta… OL79200W