DECEMBER 2011
BIOGRAPHY
Author of George Washington on Leadership
Richard Brookhiser
James Madison
Eminent historian Richard Brookhiser presents a vivid portrait of James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution” and one of America’s greatest statesmen.
James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story—although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries—is integral to that of the nation. Madison helped to shape our country as perhaps no other Founder: collaborating on the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights, resisting government overreach by assembling one of the nation’s first political parties (the Republicans, who became today’s Democrats), and taking to the battlefield during the War of 1812, becoming the last president to lead troops in combat. In this penetrating biography, eminent historian Richard Brookhiser presents a vivid portrait of the “Father of the Constitution,” an accomplished yet humble statesman who nourished Americans’ fledgling liberty and vigorously defended the laws that have preserved it to this day. MARKETING
Read by Norman Dietz
Category: Biography Running Time: 10 hrs - Unabridged Hardcover: 09/27/2011 (50,000 Basic) Territory: North America On Sale Date: 12/12/2011 Trade 9781452605579 8 Audio CDs $39.99 Library 9781452635576 8 Audio CDs $83.99 MP3 9781452655574 1 MP3-CD $29.99 Richard Brookhiser is the author of What Would the Founders Do? Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, American, and America’s First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735–1918. Writer and host of the critically acclaimed PBS documentary Rediscovering George Washington, he is a columnist for Time magazine and a senior editor of National Review. He has also written for the New Yorker and the New York Times. He lives in New York City. Norman Dietz, a writer, an actor, and a solo performer, has recorded over 150 audiobooks, many of which have earned him awards from AudioFile magazine, the ALA, and Publishers Weekly. Additionally, AudioFile named Norman one of the Best Voices of the Century.
• Author has appeared on The Daily Show and Colbert Report • Host of PBS documentary Rediscovering George Washington • Author’s Web site: www.richardbrookhiser.com PRAISE FOR JAMES MADISON
“A useful introduction to a man who is often outshone by his presidential predecessors but who nevertheless was instrumental in creating our modern political system.” —Kirkus
“Brookhiser gives fans of the Revolutionary generation and those interested in the origins of American politics an engaging and succinct narrative.” —Library Journal
“Brookhiser brings his succinct style to bear on the only founder more elusive than Jefferson. The result is a distinctive portrait of Madison as America’s original man for all seasons.” —Joseph J. Ellis, author of First Family
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