Mary-Elaine Swanson

Mary-Elaine Swanson (1927-2011), a historical researcher, educator, and speaker, wrote over 80 short biographies from original research in primary sources, in addition to her award-winning major biography, The Education of James Madison: A Model for Today. As Resident Scholar for American Colonial Studies she co-authored The American Covenant: The Untold Story book and film with Rev. Marshall Foster of The Mayflower Institute, now World History Institute; then as vice-president of the American...See more

Mary-Elaine Swanson (1927-2011), a historical researcher, educator, and speaker, wrote over 80 short biographies from original research in primary sources, in addition to her award-winning major biography, The Education of James Madison: A Model for Today. As Resident Scholar for American Colonial Studies she co-authored The American Covenant: The Untold Story book and film with Rev. Marshall Foster of The Mayflower Institute, now World History Institute; then as vice-president of the American Christian History Institute she developed a Study Guide to The Christian History of the United States of America, Vol. 2: Self-Government with Union, by Verna M. Hall. Her many presentations and articles included "James Madison and the Presbyterian Idea of Man and Government," published in Religion and Political Culture in Jefferson's Virginia , "The Monroe Doctrine and the Hemisphere of Liberty," and "The Law of Nature in John Locke's Writings: A Break with Classic Natural Law." See less