James Madison and Alexander Hamilton: A Nation-building Partnership
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A.W. Jones Heritage Center 610 Beachview Drive, Saint Simons Island, Georgia 31522
David O. Stewart will conclude the series on September 3 with the lecture, “James Madison and Alexander Hamilton: A Nation-building Partnership.” Based Stewart’s 2015 book, Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America, the lecture will include the founding fathers’ role in establishing the lighthouse system. After practicing law for many years, Stewart published The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, which was a Washington Post bestseller in 2007. This was followed by Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy and American Emperor, Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America, an examination of Burr’s Western expedition. Stewart has also written an historical mystery, The Lincoln Deception, based on the John Wilkes Booth conspiracy. He graduated from Yale College and Yale Law School and served as law clerk to Associate Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
The 2015 Chautauqua Lecture Series is sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors. Lectures will take place on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. at the A.W. Jones Heritage Center as part of the Coastal Georgia Historical Society’s educational programming. The cost for the series is $30 for members and $75 for non-members. Registration is required for all attendees. To register, call 912-634-7099, or visit saintsimonslighthouse.org.