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Author Book Talk and Signing – Dr. Tyson Reeder, “Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America”
In the years after the American Revolution, James Madison feared that foreign nations would exploit Americans’ internal discord to destroy their newly won independence. To avoid that fate, he tried to frame a constitution that could accommodate political acrimony but withstand foreign intrusion into American political unrest. Forged in partisan conflict, the United States remains vulnerable to forces that test whether the constitutional system that Madison helped create can withstand foreign meddling while embracing political strife. Madison’s successes and failures, along with his original vision of the Constitution and party politics, illuminate the ongoing struggle between domestic polarization and foreign interference.
About Dr. Reeder: Dr. Tyson Reeder is a historian of early American politics, constitutionalism, and foreign relations at Brigham Young University and a recognized authority on James Madison. He most recently authored Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America. He edited The Routledge History of US Foreign Relations, and he wrote Smugglers, Pirates, and Patriots: Free Trade in the Age of Revolution. Before joining the faculty at BYU, he was a faculty member at the University of Virginia, where he was an editor of the Papers of James Madison.
Date & Time
Sat, Sep 21, 2024 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue Details
James Madisons Montpelier
13425 Visitor Center RoadOrange, Virginia 22960
