James Madison and the search for nationhood /
"At long last, James Madison has his memorial on Capitol Hill, and in this grand Library building. As the bicentennial of the framing of our Constitution approaches, here we provide monumental evidence that our nation has not forgotten the chief architect and advocate of our still-vital Constit...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
Library of Congress,
1981.
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| Series: | Legal classics library.
U.S. presidential library. World constitutions illustrated. |
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| Online Access: | HeinOnline Legal Classics Library HeinOnline U.S. Presidential Library HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated |
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| Summary: | "At long last, James Madison has his memorial on Capitol Hill, and in this grand Library building. As the bicentennial of the framing of our Constitution approaches, here we provide monumental evidence that our nation has not forgotten the chief architect and advocate of our still-vital Constitution. Historians will probably agree that James Madison was less effective as a politician than as a statesman, a scholar, and a political philosopher. If the politician must have his eye on the next election, and the statesman on the next generation, this Library, invigorated by the quiet scholarly spirit of Madison, can remind us of the vistas of the past, and future, generations."--Foreword by Daniel J. Boorstin. |
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| Item Description: | "James Madison and the search for nationhood published in conjunction with the inaugural exhibition held in the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress, November 17, 1981, through May 31, 1982"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 174 pages) : illustrations, portraits, facsimile. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-174). |