David O. Stewart - Madison's Gift

Of all the so-called Founding Fathers James Madison is the least understood and written about.  Here is an attempt to explain Madison.  The author says that Madison's gift was his ability to work with and partner with significant others: Hamilton, Washington, Jefferson, Monroe, and his wife Dolley.

Smitten by a 15 yr. old but he ended up marrying the widow Dolley later in life.
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Madison Avenue in NYC is named after James Madison.
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The hazards of travel have always interested me.
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Hamilton was the first to conclude that a new government was needed.
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Could the states have really split into three parts?
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Madison said we are a nation of people and not states.
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Madison realized that the real split at the Constitutional Convention was between the Northern and the Southern states.
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About 10% of Philadelphia's population died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793.
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Madison fell in love with Dolley Payne Todd.
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