Pivotal Moments in American History James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights, (Paperback)

from jones120

An excellent review of Madison's early rejection of a Bill of Rights and later their adoption.

from WarnerToddHuston

Lots of struggle, not much of what it was over First of all, I do want to say that author Richard Labunski did a fine job detailing the trials and travails of the road to the first Congress travelled by James Madison, one of our most indispensable Founders. Labunski reminds us that history was, w...

from buffalogr

A hard slog...page by page. Finally finished. Dinky (5'4") Madison was known for his compromising personality. The book outlines a detailed exposition of the enactment of the Bill of Rights and credits completion to Madison. Patrick Henry and Madison were political enemies as Hemry was a strong o...

from gmillar

I found listening to this book so difficult that I stopped after the second disc. I hope to grow up a bit and get back to it one day in order to finish it because it's stated intent is so important to understanding USA. I was also hoping for a more intimate look into Madison but, as far as I went...