Madisons Sorrow

Author : Kevin C. O'Leary
Publisher : Pegasus Books
ISBN 13 : 9781643134345
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Madison's Sorrow written by Kevin C. O'Leary and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Essential reading” —Booklist (starred) “Kevin O’Leary tells this complex and alarming story brilliantly.” —Robert Kuttner “O’Leary could not be more timely…” —Norman Ornstein “This beautifully written book is a must-read…” —Erwin Chemerinsky An eye-opening cultural history of the political revolution that has destroyed the Republican Party and unleashed an illiberal crusade against the ideals of the Founding Fathers. The story of America is the struggle between our liberal ideal and illiberal resistance. Donald Trump catalyzed a reactionary revolution by tapping into the dark, shadowy side of American democracy that embraces exclusion and inequality. Throughout American history these alarming impulses have come to the forefront of our culture—during the Civil War, the era of the Robber Barons, and the Civil Rights Movement—but have now come to fruition in the presidency of Donald Trump. Arguing that the contemporary Republican Party is waging a counterrevolution against the core beliefs of the nation, journalist and scholar Kevin C. O’Leary cracks open American history to reveal the essence of America’s liberal heritage by critiquing the reactionary illiberal currents that periodically threaten American democracy. American politics is no longer an ongoing debate between liberals and conservatives because the new Republican Party embraces the feudal values of the Old World. While there are millions of conservatives in the population, the elected leadership of the GOP is deeply reactionary. Today’s marriage of white-identity Southerners and their northern allies to moneyed libertarians is no run-of-the-mill political partnership. Instead, it is extraordinarily dangerous. Clearly, conservatives have lost their party. And without conservatives debating liberals in an intellectual, respectful manner to address the nation’s problems, Madisonian democracy breaks down. A stimulating reinterpretation of the American experience, Madison’s Sorrow exposes the intellectual and moral deficiencies of the illiberal right while offering a robust defense of the liberal tradition.

Author : Virginia Moore
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Madisons written by Virginia Moore and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1979 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President of U.S. 1751-1836.

Author : Ralph Ketcham
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813930472
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Madisons at Montpelier written by Ralph Ketcham and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2009-04-29 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restored to its original splendor, Montpelier is now a national shrine, but before Montpelier became a place of study and tribute, it was a home. Often kept from it by the business of the young nation, James and Dolley Madison could finally take up permanent residence when they retired from Washington in 1817. Their lifelong friend Thomas Jefferson predicted that, at Montpelier, the retiring Madison could return to his "books and farm, to tranquility, and independence," that he would be released "from incessant labors, corroding anxieties, active enemies, and interested friends." As the celebrated historian Ralph Ketcham shows, this would turn out to be only partly true. Although the Madisons were no longer in Washington, Dolley continued to take part in its social scene from afar, dominating it just as she had during Jefferson’s and her husband’s administrations, commenting on people and events there and advising the multitude of young people who thought of her as the creator of society life in the young republic. James maintained a steady correspondence about public questions ranging from Native American affairs, slavery, and utopian reform to religion and education. He also took an active role at the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-30, in the defeat of nullification, and in the establishment of the University of Virginia, of which he was the rector for eight years after Jefferson’s death. Exploring Madison’s role in these post-presidential issues reveals a man of extraordinary intellectual vitality and helps us to better understand Madison’s political thought. His friendships with figures such as Jefferson, James Monroe, and the Marquis de Lafayette--as well as his assessment of them (he outlived them all)--shed valuable light on the nature of the republic they had all helped found. In their last years, James and Dolley Madison personified the republican institutions and culture of the new nation--James as the father of the Constitution and its chief propounder for nearly half a century, and Dolley as the creator of the role of "First Lady." Anything but uneventful, the retirement period at Montpelier should be seen as a crucial element in our understanding of this remarkable couple.

Author : Laura Carter Holloway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.3S/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ladies of the White House written by Laura Carter Holloway and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Maud Wilder Goodwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dolly Madison written by Maud Wilder Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ralph Louis Ketcham
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813912653
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book James Madison written by Ralph Louis Ketcham and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing the vast amount of source material made available in the last 30 years, Professor Ketcham has captured the essential man in his times and in doing so has made him understandable for us in our own day. --Los Angeles Times

Author : Laura Carter Holloway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ladies of the White House, Or, In the Home of the Presidents written by Laura Carter Holloway and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : G. Michael Killenberg
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472221078
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy's News written by G. Michael Killenberg and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2023-02-20 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Founding, America’s faith in a democratic republic has depended on citizens who could be trusted to be communicators. Vigorous talk about equality, rights, and collaboration fueled the Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution with its amendments. In a republic, the people set the terms for their lives not individually, but in community. The genius of keeping it alive exists in how everyday citizens talk and listen, write and read, for a common good. Dialogue and deliberation—rather than an accumulation of individual preferences—sustains a republic, yet a diminished and scarred institution of journalism jeopardizes citizens’ access to shared and truthful information. A disturbing “what’s in it for me?” attitude has taken over many citizens, and a creeping, autocratic sense of dismissive accusation too often characterizes the political style of elected officials. The basic fuel for democracy is the willingness of informed citizens to take each other seriously as they talk about political choices. Once we begin to clam up, build walls, and dismiss each other, we unravel the threads tying us to the Founders’ vision of a republic. A free press and free speech become meaningless if not supported by sustained listening to multiple positions. There are those who profit by dividing citizens into two camps: a comfortable “us” versus a scary “them.” They make their case with accusations and often with lies. They warp the very meaning of communication, hoping citizens never truly discover each other’s humanity. Democracy’s News discusses today’s problems of public communication in the context of history, law, and interpersonal life. News should not be something to dread, mistrust, or shun. Aided by reliable, factual journalism, citizens can develop a community-based knowledge to cope with social issues great and small. They come to treat neighbors and strangers as more than stereotypes or opponents. They become collaborators with whom to identify and sustain a working republic where news, citizenship, and public discourse merge.

Author : Anna Lardinois
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439675961
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Madison Ghosts and Legends written by Anna Lardinois and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wisconsin's capital city is haunted! From restless spirits roaming the University of Wisconsin to ghostly Confederate soldiers lingering at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison is filled with otherworldly entities. Spirits do not rest in peace at Taliesin, and the tragedies that occurred on the Capitol grounds shed light on the building's numerous paranormal reports. The city's outskirts are just as eerie. From the prowling Beast of Bray Road to what is thought to be Wisconsin's most haunted bar, a spinetingling location is never far away. Join author Anna Lardinois to discover some of Madison's most macabre tales.

Author : David O. Stewart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451688601
Total Pages : 597 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Madison's Gift written by David O. Stewart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian David O. Stewart restores James Madison to his proper place as the most significant Founding Father and framer of the new nation: “A fascinating look at how one unlikely figure managed to help guide…a precarious confederation of reluctant states to a self-governing republic that has prospered for more than two centuries” (Richmond Times-Dispatch). Short, plain, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intelligence, James Madison cared more about achieving results than taking the credit. Forming key partnerships with Washington, Jefferson, Monroe, and his wife Dolley, Madison achieved his lifelong goal of a self-governing constitutional republic. It was Madison who led the drive for the Constitutional Convention and pressed for an effective new government as his patron George Washington lent the effort legitimacy; Madison who wrote the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton to secure the Constitution’s ratification; Madison who joined Thomas Jefferson to found the nation’s first political party and move the nation toward broad democratic principles; Madison, with James Monroe, who guided the new nation through its first war in 1812, and who handed the reins of government to the last of the Founders. But it was his final partnership that allowed Madison to escape his natural shyness and reach the greatest heights. Dolley was the woman he married in middle age and who presided over both him and an enlivened White House. This partnership was a love story, a unique one that sustained Madison through his political rise, his presidency, and a fruitful retirement. In Madison’s Gift, David O. Stewart’s “insights are illuminating….He weaves vivid, sometimes poignant details throughout the grand sweep of historical events. He brings early history alive in a way that offers today’s readers perspective” (Christian Science Monitor).