Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the British Challenge to Republican America, 1783-95

by Michael Schwarz

Overview

In the aftermath of the American Revolution, the friendship between Virginians Thomas Jefferson and James Madison became one of the most important political collaborations in American history. This study examines the origins and evolution of their partnership, placing it within the context of US–British relations following the Revolution and analyzing how their relationship affected early republican politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498507400
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	05/30/2017
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.31(w) x 9.33(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Michael Schwarz received his PhD in history from the University of Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Peace
Chapter 2: Commerce and Jeffersonian Nationalism
Chapter 3: The Hamiltonian Divergence and the New Government
Chapter 4: Jeffersonian Statecraft
Chapter 5: Madison and the Jay Treaty

Editorial Reviews

Michael Schwarz's account of the formidable alliance between Jefferson and Madison and their effort to craft a distinctively American response to British influence at home and abroad is a tour de force. This inveterate Hamiltonian found Schwarz's compelling work to be impressively researched and remarkably even-handed. All those interested in the principles and practices of the men who shaped the early republic should read this exceptional work of scholarship.

Stephen F. Knott

Michael Schwarz deftly analyzes early US foreign policy concerns. In addition to his treatment of competing strategists Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson, he carefully outlines the negotiating position of British envoy George Hammond and lays out the urgent issues that divided the United States and Britain in the period preceding John Jay’s controversial mission to London. This lively study ably chronicles the posturing, predations, and power plays of all those who refused to take their eyes off a host of commercial and territorial claims in the 1790s and beyond.

Andrew Burstein