Henry Adams: History of the United States Vol. 2 1809-1817 (LOA #32)
Author: Henry Adams
Publisher: Library of America Henry Adams
Published: 1986-07-04
Total Pages: 1464
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Author: Henry Adams
Publisher: Library of America Henry Adams
Published: 1986-07-04
Total Pages: 1464
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Author: Henry Adams
Publisher: Library of America
Published: 1986-07-04
Total Pages: 1458
ISBN-13: 9780940450356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis monumental work, the second of two Library of America volumes, culminated Henry Adams’s lifelong fascination with the American past. Writing at the height of his powers, Adams understood the true subject as the consolidation of the American nation and character, and his treatment has never been surpassed. Covering the eight years spanning the presidency of James Madison, this volume chronicles “Mr. Madison’s War”—the most bungled war in American history. The President and Congress delay while the United States is bullied and insulted by both England and France; then they plunge the country into the War of 1812 without providing the troops, monies, or fleets to wage it. The incompetence of the commanders leads to a series of disasters—including the burning of the White House and Capitol while Madison and his cabinet, fleeing from an invading army, watch from the nearby hills of Maryland and Virginia. The war has its heroes, too: William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe and Andrew Jackson at New Orleans, Commodores Perry and Decatur and the officers and crew of the Constitution. As Adams tells it, though, disgrace, is averted by other means: the ineptitude of the British, the skill of the American artillerymen and privateers, and the diplomatic brilliance of Albert Gallatin and John Quincy Adams, who negotiated the peace treaty at Ghent. The history, full of reversals and paradoxes, ends with the largest irony of all: the United States, the apparent loser of the war, emerges as a great new world power destined to eclipse its European rivals. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Author: Henry Adams
Publisher: Library of America Henry Adams
Published: 1986-07-04
Total Pages: 1330
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe original 9-volume edition, long out of print, is complete in these two volumes.
Author: Henry Adams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-09-22
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 1108033091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished between 1889 and 1891, this nine-volume masterpiece chronicles American history during the administrations of Jefferson and Madison.
Author: Henry Adams
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 678
ISBN-13: 9780674526853
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 610
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Published: 1982
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Adams
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-11-30
Total Pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9780332269931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, Vol. 2: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations A Duar is the record in youth of a man's sentiments, in mid dle life, of his action, and of his recollections in age. To others, it can be interesting only if it have impressed upon it the stamp of strong individual character. But with this as a substratum, notices of striking scenes, of extraordinary events and noted contemporaries, may be superadded to form a memorial worth transmitting to posterity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Charles Francis Adams
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2016-05-19
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781357442712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Housatonic (pseud.)
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 52
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