CHRIS DEROSE is the New York Times bestselling author of Founding Rivals: Madison vs. Monroe, the Bill of Rights, and the Election that Saved a Nation, and The Presidents' War: Six American Preside...view moreCHRIS DEROSE is the New York Times bestselling author of Founding Rivals: Madison vs. Monroe, the Bill of Rights, and the Election that Saved a Nation, and The Presidents' War: Six American Presidents and the Civil War That Divided Them. He has appeared on over 60 television and radio shows and spoken to audiences around the country, including having recently addressed members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol. A native of Chicago, DeRose lives in Phoenix, Arizona.view less