James MonroeChronicles the life of James Monroe from his birth in 1758 in Virginia through his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War and as the fifth president of the United States to his death in 1831. |
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
FROM SOLDIER TO POLITICIAN | 23 |
A THANKLESS MISSION | 34 |
GOVERNOR MONROE | 42 |
SEASONED LEADER | 57 |
THE FIFTH PRESIDENT 71 | 77 |
TIMES OF CHANGE | 84 |
WINDING DOWN | 96 |
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