James
Madison's "Advice to My Country", edited by David
Mattern. A wonderful collection of quotes from probably the most brilliant
of our founding fathers arranged by subject. Subjects range from the
troublesome issue of slavery to personalities such as Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams.
James
Madison: A Biography, by Ralph Ketchum. A detailed yet
readable review of the life of the "Father of the Constitution."
James
Madison: The Founding Father, Robert Allen Rutland. Available
for the first time in paperback, James Madison: The Founding Father
is a lively portrait of the man who essentially fathered our
constitutional guarantees of civil and religious liberty. Focusing on the
role Madison played at the Continental Congress and in each stage of the
formation of the American Republic, Robert Allen Rutland also covers
Madison's relationship with his beloved wife, Dolley, his fifty-year
friendship with Thomas Jefferson, and his years as a respected elder
statesman after serving as secretary of state and fourth president of the
United States.
James
Madison on Religious Liberty, edited by Robert S. Alley. James
Madison was famous for his beliefs in religious liberty which led to the
first Amendment of the Constitution.
If
Men Were Angels: James Madison and the Heartless Empire of Reason
(American Political Thought), by Richard K. Mathews.
The Sacred Fire of
Liberty: James Madison and the Founding of the Federal Republic,
by Lance Banning. Hardcover
or Paperback
Jefferson and
Madison : Three Conversations from the Founding (The Merrill Jensen
Lectures in Constitutional Studies), by Lance Banning.
Hardcover
or Paperback
The
Presidency of James Madison, by Robert A. Rutland. From the American
Presidency Series.
The
Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy,
by Drew R. McCoy. A study of Madison's later years.
James
Madison and the Search for Nationhood, by Robert
A. Rutland. A wonderful catalog of Madison related items from an exhibit
that opened the James Madison Building at the Library of Congress.
The
Great Little Madison, a biography of James Madison for younger
readers by noted children's author, Jean Fritz. Now in Paperback
James
Madison: Fourth President of the United States, by Susan
Clinton. The Encyclopedia of Presidents biography for younger readers.
Writings of James
Madison:
The
Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
The
Federalist Or, the New Constitution, with Alexander
Hamilton and John Jay.
The
Federalist Papers, with Alexander Hamilton and John
Jay.
The
Republic of Letters: The Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison, 1776-1826, edited by James Morton Smith. 3 volumes.
The
Mind of the Founder: Sources on the Political Thought of James Madison,
edited by Marvin Myers.
The Papers of
James Madison