James Madison and the Constitution

My section of resources for Professor Rakove's essay on Madison will be brief, not because there aren't a lot of books and essays and websites, but because our friends at the Papers of James Madison Project at the University of Virginia have done most of my work for me. Go to their "Selected Bibliography" webpage for an excellent list of recommended books on Madison, including, of course including, of course, Jack Rakove's James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic:

http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/bibliography1.htm

The Madison project's list of Internet links won't meet all of your needs, but it's a good starting place:

http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/websites1.htm

You'll want to supplement that list with American Memory's presentation of images of Madison's Papers at the Library of Congress:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/madison_papers/index.php

Including a helpful essay on Madison and the Philadelphia Convention:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/madison_papers/mjmconst.html