The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness (Unabridged) The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness (Unabridged)

The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

In this lively and compelling biography, Harlow Giles Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles and a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton, James Monroe (1751 - 1831) went on to become America's first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America's national and international durability.

Decorated by George Washington for his exploits as a soldier, Monroe became a congressman, a senator, U.S. minister to France and Britain, governor of Virginia, secretary of state, secretary of war, and finally America's fifth president.

The country embraced Monroe's dreams of empire and elected him to two terms, the second time unanimously. Mentored by each of Americas first four presidents, Monroe was unquestionably the best prepared president in our history.

Like David McCullough's John Adams and Jon Meacham's recent book on Andrew Jackson, this new biography of Monroe is both a solid listen and a stellar scholarship history in the grand tradition.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
NARRATOR
MM
Michael McConnohie
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
12:24
hr min
RELEASED
2024
September 16
PUBLISHER
Audible Studios
PRESENTED BY
Audible.com
SIZE
594.7
MB
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