the roads lose their markings as they wind through the woods, passing an occasional church, a cemetery and a plantation known as Highland, owned by America's fifth president James Monroe.

Historian Scott Harris talked about James Monroe’s life, including the fifth president’s Revolutionary War service, his work as a lawyer, his path to the presidency, and the Monroe Doctrine ...

This month brings the publication of "The Political Writings of James Monroe," a 900-page book by James P. Lucier, a Leesburg resident. Monroe, a U.S. senator, a four-term Virginia governor and ...

James Monroe was born in Virginia in 1758 and grew up with the colonies on their way to war with Great Britain. • Monroe attended the College of William and Mary but by the end of 1776 he joined ...

The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, was part of the so-called Virginia Dynasty and the last Founding Father to serve in the highest office in the land. Famous for the Monroe ...

James Monroe was the last of the so-called Virginia Dynasty of presidents. Like James Madison, Monroe was secretary of state before becoming president. A spirit of vigorous nationalism known as the ...

The Papers of James Monroe was a documentary editing project focusing on Monroe’s life and career, and was based out of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Daniel ...