Founding Friendship: George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the American RepublicUniversity of Virginia Press, 2001 - 284 頁 Although the friendship between George Washington and James Madison was eclipsed in the early 1790s by the alliances of Madison with Jefferson and Washington with Hamilton, their collaboration remains central to the constitutional revolution that launched the American experiment in republican government. Washington relied heavily on Madison's advice, pen, and legislative skill, while Madison found Washington's prestige indispensable for achieving his goals for the new nation. Together, Stuart Leibiger argues, Washington and Madison struggled to conceptualize a political framework that would respond to the majority without violating minority rights. Stubbornly refusing to sacrifice either of these objectives, they cooperated in helping to build and implement a powerful, extremely republican constitution. Observing Washington and Madison in light of their special relationship, Leibiger argues against a series of misconceptions about the two men. Madison emerges as neither a strong nationalist of the Hamiltonian variety nor a political consolidationist; he did not retreat from nationalism to states' rights in the 1790s, as other historians have charged. Washington, far from being a majestic figurehead, exhibits a strong constitutional vision and firm control of his administration. By examining closely Washington and Madison's correspondence and personal visits, Leibiger shows how a marriage of political convenience between two members of the Chesapeake elite grew into a genuine companionship fostered by historical events and a mutual interest in agriculture and science. The development of their friendship, and eventual estrangement, mirrors in fascinating ways the political development of the early Republic. |
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... House of Burgesses , where he opposed British attempts to tax the colonies . After attending the first two Continental Congresses , he became the Continental army's commander in chief , an appointment that owed 4 INTRODUCTION.
... chief , an appointment that owed as much to his southern domicile as to his military reputation . George Washington was a complex man . Six feet three inches tall , with a large and athletic frame , he cut a commanding and majestic ...
... Chief Washington played a key role in the political education Madison received as a member of the Virginia Council of State ( 1777-79 ) and the Continental and Confederation Congresses ( 1780-83 ) . Although their for- mal ...
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Winning Independence | 11 |
Improving Rivers and Friendships | 33 |
Framing and Ratifying the Constitution | 58 |
Washingtons Prime Minister | 97 |
Friendship Tested | 124 |
Founding Washington DC | 140 |
Four More Years | 153 |
Neutrality | 169 |