Ketcham, Ralph Louis

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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: rketcham@syr.edu

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