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Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America Audiobook
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Overshadowed by his fellow Founders, David O. Stewart restores James Madison to his proper place as the most significant framer of the new nation, through his successive partnerships with mentor George Washington, co-author Alexander Hamilton, political ally Thomas Jefferson, successor James Monroe, and his wife, Dolley. Stewart makes a compelling case for Madison's centrality and tells an absorbing story if his friendships with most influential men of his times. David O. Stewart is an award-winning author and the President of the Washington Independent Review of Books.
His bestselling books include The Summer Of 1787, which won the Washington Writing Award; Impeached; American Emporer and the novel of The Lincoln Deception which was hailed as the best historical novel of the year by Bloomberg View.
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“Gardner’s animated narration makes the material come alive in ways the printed word can’t. There aren’t many direct quotations. For one thing, Madison was no orator, and his speeches bordered on being carefully plotted lectures. So Gardner doesn’t try to give speakers unique vocal characterizations. But his timing and tone enliven the passages, making the material flow easily. His pauses are strategic, rather than being mere excuses to catch his breath. The book is a fascinating examination of the making of the modern United States, and Gardner does the work justice.”
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“David Stewart has created a compelling and nuanced portrait of Madison that reveals him anew. Madison’s Gift is a fascinating exploration of the profound emotional bonds behind the young Republic.”
— Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of Georgiana -
“Stewart is an acknowledged master of narrative history. He can explain a political crisis or an ideological debate with perfect clarity and exactly the sense of urgency required to capture and hold the reader’s attention.”
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“[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.”
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“Stewart examines [Madison] from a fresh angle…[he] illuminates much about the history-making relationships among these celebrated figures that in other books might remain obscured. Readers of history are in good hands with this dependable guide, which approaches its subject with a smooth, easygoing style.”
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“A fond portrait of the mild-mannered Virginian and implacable advocate for the young American government…Historian and novelist Stewart offers a pertinent lesson on Madison’s ability to forge working bonds with other founding members of the new American government, even if they did not always see eye to eye…Stewart’s lively character sketches employ sprightly prose and impeccable research.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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About David O. Stewart
David O. Stewart is an award-winning author who turned to writing after a career practicing law in Washington, DC, defending accused criminals, and challenging government actions as unconstitutional. He is a national bestselling and award-winning author of four previous books on American history. He is formerly the president of the Washington Independent Review of Books.
About Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.