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The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
by Harlow Giles Unger
While good enough to give me the basics of his life, it did seem to be the most biased presidential biography I've read so far (which, admittedly, is only 4)
I appreciated the full text of the Monroe Doctrine at the end. It would have been nice for the biographers of Jefferson and Madison (that I read at least) to include full text of the declaration, constitution, and bill of rights.
Also, you could make a drinking game out of the number of times the author uses the phrase "all but". Spoiler... it's 62 times. Doesn't sound like a lot for a long-ish book. But they popped up 2-3 times on one page. I say this in good humor though.
And finally, a bit of confusion for me- on page 322 of my edition he mentions that Maria Hester gave birth to her "second child, a son", then page 323 says when her son was old enough to travel, she "became pregnant with her second child". And finally, on page 339 "Maria Hester gave birth to her second son"
I appreciated the full text of the Monroe Doctrine at the end. It would have been nice for the biographers of Jefferson and Madison (that I read at least) to include full text of the declaration, constitution, and bill of rights.
Also, you could make a drinking game out of the number of times the author uses the phrase "all but". Spoiler... it's 62 times. Doesn't sound like a lot for a long-ish book. But they popped up 2-3 times on one page. I say this in good humor though.
And finally, a bit of confusion for me- on page 322 of my edition he mentions that Maria Hester gave birth to her "second child, a son", then page 323 says when her son was old enough to travel, she "became pregnant with her second child". And finally, on page 339 "Maria Hester gave birth to her second son"