J. C. A. Stagg is professor, Department of History, and editor in chief, The Papers of James Madison, at the University of Virginia.
"A bold but measured effort to set straight the historical record
on President Madison's thinking, strategies, and diplomacy on
southeastern boundary issues."---Jack Rakove, Stanford
University
--Jack Rakove
"Scholars of the early republic have long respected J.C.A. Stagg as
a historian's historian. "Borderlines in Borderlands" reaffirms his
reputation, and offers a powerful contribution to the continuing
reassessment of James Madison's underestimated presidency."--Sean
Wilentz, Princeton University
--Sean Wilentz
"In this authoritative account of American-Spanish relations on the
Southern borderland during Madison's administration, J.C.A. Stagg
has brought a fresh and fair-minded approach to some old issues.
His fascinating narrative combines high level policy-making and
diplomatic maneuverings in Washington with all the grubby
filibusters, plots, rebellions, and free-lance operations that took
place on the ground along the Gulf Coast. This is old-fashioned
archive-based history at its best."--Gordon S. Wood, Brown
University
--Gordon S. Wood
"Stagg writes for the first time an overall, integrated account of
the disputes, struggles, and negotiations along the
Spanish-American frontier, stretching from Florida to
Texas."--Ralph L. Ketcham, Syracuse University
--Ralph L. Ketcham
"There is hardly a more suitable scholar than J. C. A. Stagg to
examine James Madison's frontier policy. . . . Stagg has produced a
work relevant not only for students of Madison but also for those
of Atlantic and borderland history."--Robert J./i>
--Robert J. Alderson"Journal of American History" (03/01/2010)
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