About the Book of the Month
The Washington, D.C. War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission’s carries on the tradition of excellent reading and values. The Commission’s “Book of the Month” web page provides a brief summary of a War of 1812 book and related bestselling novels and nonfiction, plus outstanding biography, history, and more for our website visitors. The Madison’s at Montpelier Reflections on the Founding Couple is the Commission’s book of the month. Please read the summary and click James Madison to purchase this inspiring biography which was written by Ralph Ketcham.
Book of the Month Summary
The Madison’s at Montpelier
Reflections on the Founding Couple
Written by Ralph Ketcham
The Madison at Montpelier Reflections on the Founding Couple is a must read biography written by Ralph Ketcham. "Ralph Ketcham, the dean of James Madison biographers, provides an engaging, vivid, and even moving account of James and Dolley's long years of retirement at Montpelier. As much as possible, Ketcham allows both members of this famous first couple to speak for themselves, quoting extensively from their papers and the impressions they made on their numerous visitors. His book provides a warm and touching portrait of their life at Montpelier, just the book that readers would want now that their home has been so wonderfully renovated."--Jack Rakove, Stanford University, author of James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic.
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Click to read additional information about James Madison or to order this historical and inspiring biography, please click on President James Madison’s photo below.
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