{"product_id":"9780786745876","title":"The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness","description":"In this lively and compelling biography Harlow Giles Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles and a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton, James Monroe (1751–1831) went on to become America's first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America's national and international durability.\u003cp\u003eDecorated by George Washington for his exploits as a soldier, 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. The country embraced Monroe's dreams of empire and elected him to two terms, the second time unanimously. Mentored by each of America's first four presidents, Monroe was unquestionably the best prepared president in our history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike David McCullough's \u003ci\u003eJohn Adams\u003c\/i\u003e and Jon Meacham's recent book on Andrew Jackson, this new biography of Monroe is both a solid read and stellar scholarship—history in the grand tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067582922992,"sku":"9780786745876","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786745876_p0.jpg?v=1769906370","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786745876","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}