Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution

“By delineating the political agreements and the modest but significant disagreements in the political thought of these Virginians, this book makes a worthwhile contribution to the voluminous literature on the Founding.”—Eighteenth-Century Studies

“Specialists will find fresh insights and inspiration for new questions in Broadwater’s excellent work; non-specialists can enjoy reading this succinct and engaging exploration of the political influences on and impact of two leading founders. Broadwater’s strong, vivid prose and the range of topics he so clearly explains make this an ideal book for undergraduate course adoption.”—Journal of the Early Republic

“Broadwater offers a patient and balanced account of each man’s involvement in the revolutionary cause, from their education and initial forays in resistance politics down to the adoption of the Constitution.”—Reviews in American History

“An important contribution to the scholarship on both the Sage of Monticello and the Father of the Constitution.”—Virginia Magazine of History & Biography

“Although there are other scholarly works that touch on the same subject, Broadwater has written in a style that will appeal to a wider audience. . . . [Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution] belongs in the libraries of institutions of higher education and in major public libraries.”—CHOICE

“Well-researched, finely written, and persuasive in its argument, Broadwater’s book succeeds in shedding fresh light on both Jefferson and Madison.” —James Read, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University

“Innovative and engrossing, this book illuminates the friendship between Jefferson and Madison and then uses that connection to probe thoughtfully the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.” —Todd Estes, Oakland University