Ralph louis ketcham biography

  • Ralph Louis Ketcham (October 29, 1927 – April 26, 2017) was an American academic.
  • Ralph Louis Ketcham was an American academic.
  • Ralph Ketcham is Professor of History Emeritus at Syracuse University.

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    Ketcham, Ralph Louis

    KETCHAM, Ralph Louis. American, b. 1927. Genres: History, Biography. Career: Syracuse University, NY, Professor of History and Political Science, 1963-97, Emeritus Professor, 1997-. University of Chicago, The Papers of James Madison, Ed., 1956-60; Yale University, New Haven, CT, Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Associate Ed., 1961-63. Publications:Benjamin Franklin, 1965; James Madison: A Biography, 1971; From Colony to Country: The Revolution in American Thought, 1750-1820, 1974; From Independence to Interdependence, 1975; Presidents Above Party: The First American Presidency 1789-1829, 1984; Antifederalist Papers, 1986; Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma, 1987; (co-author) Participation in Government, 1988; Framed for Posterity: The Enduring Philosophy of the Constitution, 1993. EDITOR: (with W. Hutchinson and W.M.E. Rachal) The Papers of James Madison, vols. I & II, 1962; (with L.W. Labaree) The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vols. VI & VII, 1963; (with L.W. Labaree) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1964; The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin, 1965. Address: Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, U.S.A. Online address:[email protected]

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    James Madison: A Biography

    July 17, 2022
    Despite being one of the pre-eminent Founding Fathers, James Madison gets less biographical attention than do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. Prior to reading this biography by Ralph Ketcham, I wondered why that was. After reading it, I think much if not all of the lack of attention has to do with Madison's understated personality. Washington is commonly referred to as the father of the country, willingly gave up power not once but twice, and had a dominant, magnetic personality. Jefferson was a man of the world, well-traveled (especially for his time) and author of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin was so many things other than a Founder that, had his life ended in 1775, he still would have been famous for his scientific, printing press, and public service deeds, not to mention Poor Richard's Almanac. But Madison was not like these men, although he was - like Washington and Jefferson - a wealthy Virginia planter and slave-owner.

    Ketcham is slow to get this book going. Much time is spent on Madison's youth and education. Sickly from when he was a boy, Madison was prone to periods of ill health and fevers, yet he lived to age 85. Madison was born into wealth and privilege but went north for college,