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Kent, Zachary.
JAMES MADISON : CREATING A NATION
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, 2004.
IL YA
ISBN 0766021807
Quick.  Name the 4th president of the United States.  Did anyone get James Madison?  Great.  Can anyone tell me some of the highlights of his presidency?  The War of 1812 was called by some the second War of American Independence.  Many famous battles were fought during Madison's time in office.  On the home front, the British succeeded in torching the White House.  Although not completely destroyed, it did suffer major damage.  Find out more about Madison before he became president and life in the United States during the first part of the 19th century.
Non fiction SUBJECTS:     Madison, James, 1751-1836.
                        Presidents.

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