Review of “James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon

The Stuff: This book is a biography of the fifth U.S. President, James Monroe (1758-1831; in office 1817-1825). He’s probably best known to those of us who went to school in the US for the Monroe Doctrine, which grew out of a State of the Union address he delivered in 1823 and warned European powersContinue reading “Review of “James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity” by Harry Ammon”