The Sacred Fire of Liberty: James Madison and the Founding of the Federal Republic
A Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Book for 1996"
Co-winner of the 1997 Merle Curti Award in American Intellectual History from the Organization of American Historians
"Brilliant and original. . . . The Sacred Fire of Liberty is a challenging book, bristling with ideas and filled with fine shades of emphasis and meaning. Yet there is . . . no jargon or academic obfuscation, and...
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