Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of..., Jeff Broadwater
Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of..., Jeff Broadwater
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Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution

Author: Jeff Broadwater

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/10/2019


Synopsis

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison, "Father of the Constitution," were two of the most important Founders of the United States as well as the closest of political allies. Yet historians have often seen a tension between the idealistic rhetoric of the Declaration and the more pedestrian language of the Constitution. Moreover, to some, the adoption of the Constitution represented a repudiation of the democratic values of the Revolution.

In this book, Jeff Broadwater explores the evolution of the constitutional thought of these two seminal American figures, from the beginning of the American Revolution through the adoption of the Bill of Rights. In explaining how the two political compatriots could have produced such seemingly dissimilar documents but then come to a common constitutional ground, Broadwater reveals how their collaboration—and their disagreements—influenced the full range of constitutional questions during this early period of the American republic.

About Jeff Broadwater

Jeff Broadwater is a professor of history in the School of Humanities at Barton College. He is the author of several works, including Eisenhower and the Anti-Communist Crusade, Adlai Stevenson and American Politics: The Odyssey of a Cold War Liberal, and James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation. His book George Mason: Forgotten Founder won the Richard Slatten Award for Excellence in Virginia Biography from the Virginia Historical Society and was rated by the Washington Post as one of the best biographies of 2006.


Reviews

Goodreads review by AttackGirl on December 29, 2023

I was surprised to hear the constant discussion of Slavery though out the book even to list how many slaves each had which I do not think was appropriate at all to the development of the documents so why the details? You would have though more discussion would have been given to the Thomas Paine Righ......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on February 18, 2019

Jeff Broadwater writes a comprehensive and compelling account of the Making of the Constitution. He details the life stories of two significant protagonists: Thomas Jefferson (1743 to 1826), the primary author of the broad principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence and James Madison (......more