James madison best biography 2016

Lynne Cheney&#;s &#;James Madison: A Life Reconsidered&#; was published in , about a year after I read four biographies of the fourth president in my quest to uncover the best biography of Madison.

Cheney is the author of more than a dozen books, including several written for children such as &#;We the People: The Story of our Constitution&#; and &#;America: A Patriotic Primer.&#; Lynne Cheney is the wife of the 46th vice president of the United States.

This page biography of Madison is comprehensive, chronologically-organized and frequently full of insight relating to the early years of the &#;great American experiment.&#; It begins with an excellent page prologue which promises a gripping, colorful, and penetrating narrative of one of our most important Founding Fathers.

Unfortunately, the ensuing eighteen chapters &#; judged as a biography &#; are largely disappointing.

To its credit, this biography tackles Madison&#;s l