James Monroe by Harry Ammon

A concise, scholarly biography that traces the subject’s rise from Virginia planter and Revolutionary War veteran to seasoned diplomat and president, examining his administrative style, key policies such as the proclamation of a hemispheric doctrine and management of westward expansion, and the political climate of the Era of Good Feelings; it assesses how his compromises on slavery, approach to national unity, and foreign-policy initiatives shaped his legacy and American politics in the early republic.

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