The last founding father: James Monroe and a nation's call to greatness

In this compelling biography, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals the epic story of James Monroe (1758–1831)—the last of America’s Founding Fathers—who transformed a small, fragile nation beset by enemies into a powerful empire stretching “from sea to shining sea.” Like David McCullough’sJohn Adamsand Jon Meacham’sAmerican Lion,The Last Founding Fatheris both a superb read and stellar scholarship—action-filled history in the grand tradition.