![]() ![]() Kaminski, Director for the Study of the American Constitution, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Author of The Founders on the Founders and A Necessary Evil ![]() ![]() On a more personal level, Unger tenderly describes Monroe's forty-five-year romance with his wife Elizabeth, his intimate friendship and political connection with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and the way in which he saved the lives of the family of the Marquis de Lafayette, a comrade in arms and a dear lifelong friend."- John P. foreign policy ever since its enunciation during Monroe's last year as president in December 1823. The Monroe Doctrine, safeguarding the Western Hemisphere from foreign intervention, has been an integral part of U.S. secretary of war, and as America's fifth president. Unger vividly portrays Monroe's military heroism during the American Revolutionary War and his unflagging service in Congress and as a diplomat to France and Britain, governor of Virginia, U.S. "Another engaging biography from Harlow Unger that captures the human drama of James Monroe, one of America's great heroes and statesmen. ![]()
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