Henry Adams

History of the United States of America - Volume 4

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Published between 1889 and 1891, this nine-volume masterpiece chronicles American history during the administrations of Jefferson and Madison.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 715g
• ISBN-13: 9781108033053
• ISBN-10: 1108033059
• Artikelnr.: 33780615

Autorenporträt

Henry Adams was born on February 16, 1838, in Boston, Massachusetts, into the influential Adams family, which included two U.S. Presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Educated at Harvard University, Adams traveled to Europe after graduation and developed a deep interest in history, politics, and culture. During the American Civil War, he served as his father's secretary in London, gaining valuable diplomatic experience.Upon returning to the U.S., Adams became a journalist and critic of President Ulysses S. Grant's administration. He later became a professor of medieval history at Harvard, where he made significant contributions to historical scholarship. His nine-volume History of the United States During the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison solidified his reputation as a leading historian.Adams is best remembered for his autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams, which reflects on his life and the complexities of the modern world. Published in 1907, it won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1919. Adams passed away on March 27, 1918, leaving a lasting legacy as a historian, writer, and thinker.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The 'Chesapeake' and 'Leopard'
2. Demands and disavowals
3. Perceval and Canning
4. The Orders in Council
5. No more neutrals
6. Insults and popularity
7. The embargo
8. The mission of George Rose
9. Measures of defence
10. The rise of a British Party
11. The enforcement of embargo
12. The cost of embargo
13. The Dos de Maio
14. England's reply to the embargo
15. Failure of embargo
16. Perplexity and confusion
17. Diplomacy and conspiracy
18. General factiousness
19. Repeal of embargo
20. Jefferson's retirement
Index.