Re the statement (quoted from the post below) that "Henry did everything
he could to keep Madison out of the First Congress so he could not propose
the Bill of Rights."  I trust the book is a bit more clearly written.
  Far from attempting to keep Madison out of congress "SO he could not
propose the Bill of Rights," (emphasis added) Henry and his
anti-Federalist allies, first, denied Madison a seat in the Senate in
favor of their own Richard Henry Lee and William Grayson (senators were
elected by the state legislatures). Then campaigned hard against Madison
for the House of Representatives until Madison had to promise to push
for a bill of rights in order to win election to the house.
  Presumably the implication to the effect that Henry and his allies
sought to keep Madison out of Congress _in order to prevent him from
proposing a bill of rights_ is a slip of the pen in the blurb not the
book.


Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President
Red Hill - The Patrick Henry National Memorial
1250 Red Hill Road
Brookneal, Virginia 24528
www.redhill.org

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>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Richard Labunski [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:30
> Subject: James Madison and the Bill of Rights
>
>
> Dear Colleague:
>
> I am a professor at the University of Kentucky and the author of the new
> book, "James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights."  It will
> be published in early June by Oxford University Press in its "Pivotal
> Moments in American History" series.  (The series co-editors are James
> McPherson and David Hackett Fischer).
>
> The book tells the incredible story of how the exceedingly shy Madison
> overcame one obstacle after another to help give the nation the
> Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  Few people, including those
> otherwise interested in the founding period, know how close we came to
> not having the Bill of Rights then or perhaps ever.
>
> The book relies heavily on primary sources and will appeal to general
> audiences as well as historians and other scholars.  It has 35
> illustrations including letters, photos, portraits, legislative
> documents, and newspaper commentaries related to the founding and
> ratification era.
>
> You can learn more about the book, read an excerpt, advance praise and
> reviews, and see some of the illustrations here:
> <www.richardlabunski.com <http://www.richardlabunski.com/> >.
>
> There is much in the book about Virginia political history, including
> discussion of the General Assembly, the Virginia ratifying convention,
> and the role that the state's prominent Anti-Federalists played in the
> ratification debate.  The political battle between Madison and the
> charismatic Patrick Henry is especially interesting and compelling.
> Henry did everything he could to keep Madison out of the First Congress
> so he could not propose the Bill of Rights.
>
> Amazon is currently offering a pre-publication discount of 37 percent.
> You can order it through the Amazon link at my Web site.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Richard Labunski
>
> (Would you also please forward this e-mail to someone who may be
> interested in the book? Thanks.)
>
>
> Richard Labunski
> School of Journalism and Telecommunications
> University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0042
> Office:  (859) 257-5719
> Home fax:  (859) 873-3557
> Author of: James Madison and the Struggle
> for the Bill of Rights http://richardlabunski.com
> <http://richardlabunski.com/>
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> <http://jatinternships.uky.edu/>
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