THE LAST FOUNDING FATHER: JAMES MONROE AND A NATION’S CALL TO GREATNESS

Award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger recounts the life of James Monroe, who dedicated himself to serving his country and building America’s future. Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles, a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton,Monroe went on to become America’s first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America’s national and international durability. 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.
Hardback, 388 pages, #JM