James Madison and the Making of America

“A well-considered and -written biography of this gifted founding father’s many contributions to the early republic.” — Kirkus Reviews “Revels in the intrigue of political debate and the intricacies of the political process, fashioning a narrative the re-creates the drama of nation-making and governing.” — The Wall Street Journal In James Madison and the Making of America, historian Kevin Gutzman looks beyond the way James Madison is traditionally seen—as “The Father of the Constitution” —to fin