Although James Madison was intimately involved in the writing of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, served as Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State, and was a two-term President, contemporary Americans know so little about James Madison and his work, that he is often referred to as the forgotten founder. Liberty & Learning celebrates the 200th Anniversary of James Madison's Presidency and provides a logical and compelling case that Madison is the most advanced political theorist in American...

Highly acclaimed author and educator Philip Bigler combines over 100 historical photographs with a fast-paced and entertaining narrative to bring the reader not only the history of Washington, but the drive and spirit behind the history. From John Plumb's Daguerreotype of the Capitol in 1846 to the opening of the Vietnam Memorial in 1982, photographers have been using their special art to encapsulate the essence of the nation's capital. From mud to marches, burials to baseball, Sousa to slavery,...