The Court Circles of the Republic, Or, The Beauties and Celebrities of the Nation
Author | : Elizabeth Fries Ellet |
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Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 1870 |
Genre | : Washington (D.C.) |
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Author | : Elizabeth Fries Ellet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 1870 |
Genre | : Washington (D.C.) |
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Author | : Elizabeth Fries Ellet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 463 |
Release | : 1869 |
Genre | : Washington (D.C.) |
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Author | : Elizabeth Fries Ellet |
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Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1872 |
Genre | : Washington (D.C.) |
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Author | : Thomas J. Balcerski |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0190914599 |
A dual biography of bachelor politicians James Buchanan and William Rufus King that analyzes a much-discussed intimate friendship in nineteenth-century American politics.
Author | : Brenda Wineapple |
Publisher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2020-05-19 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0812987918 |
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times; The New York Times Book Review; NPR; Publishers Weekly “This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic American president.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and Vice-President Andrew Johnson became “the Accidental President,” it was a dangerous time in America. Congress was divided over how the Union should be reunited: when and how the secessionist South should regain full status, whether former Confederates should be punished, and when and whether black men should be given the vote. Devastated by war and resorting to violence, many white Southerners hoped to restore a pre–Civil War society, if without slavery, and the pugnacious Andrew Johnson seemed to share their goals. With the unchecked power of executive orders, Johnson ignored Congress, pardoned rebel leaders, promoted white supremacy, opposed civil rights, and called Reconstruction unnecessary. It fell to Congress to stop the American president who acted like a king. With profound insights and making use of extensive research, Brenda Wineapple dramatically evokes this pivotal period in American history, when the country was rocked by the first-ever impeachment of a sitting American president. And she brings to vivid life the extraordinary characters who brought that impeachment forward: the willful Johnson and his retinue of advocates—including complicated men like Secretary of State William Seward—as well as the equally complicated visionaries committed to justice and equality for all, like Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner, Frederick Douglass, and Ulysses S. Grant. Theirs was a last-ditch, patriotic, and Constitutional effort to render the goals of the Civil War into reality and to make the Union free, fair, and whole. Praise for The Impeachers “In this superbly lyrical work, Brenda Wineapple has plugged a glaring hole in our historical memory through her vivid and sweeping portrayal of President Andrew Johnson’s 1868 impeachment. She serves up not simply food for thought but a veritable feast of observations on that most trying decision for a democracy: whether to oust a sitting president. Teeming with fiery passions and unforgettable characters, The Impeachers will be devoured by contemporary readers seeking enlightenment on this issue. . . . A landmark study.”—Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Grant
Author | : Daniel Patterson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2007-11-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 031334681X |
At a time when the environment is of growing concern to students and general readers, nature writing is especially meaningful. This book profiles the literary careers of 52 early American nature writers, such as John James Audubon, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Caroline Stansbury Kirkland, Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, and Mabel Osgood Wright. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and discusses the writer's life and works. Entries close with primary and secondary bibliographies, and the encyclopedia ends with suggestions for further reading. Global warming, pollution, and other issues have made the environment a topic of constant discussion these days. Many environmental concerns were treated by early American nature writers, who recognized the beauty of the natural world in an age of commercial expansion. Some of the most famous writers of the 18th and 19th centuries wrote about nature, and their works are stylistic masterpieces. At a time when students are being encouraged to read and write about nonfiction, these masterworks of early American nature writing are all the more important. This book gives students and general readers a welcome introduction to early American nature writers.
Author | : ohne Autor |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2020-04-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3846048038 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1870.
Author | : Joseph Sabin |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2021-10-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3752520515 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Author | : Harold D. Moser |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 740 |
Release | : 2005-03-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0313068674 |
Daniel Webster captured the hearts and imagination of the American people of the first half of the nineteenth century. This bibliography on Webster brings together for the first time a comprehensive guide to the vast amount of literature written by and about this extraordinary man who dwarfed most of his contemporaries. This bibliography also provides references to materials on slavery, the tariff, banking, Indian affairs, legal and constitutional development, international affairs, western expansion, and economic and political developments in general. This bibliography is divided into fifteen sections and covers every aspect of Webster's distinguished career. Sections I and II deal primarily with Webster's writings and with those of his contemporaries. Sections III through X cover the literature dealing with his family background; childhood and education, his long service in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate, his two stints as secretary of state, and his career in law. Section X provides guidance in locating materials relating to his associates. Finally, Sections XI through XV provide coverage of his personal life, his death, historiographical materials, and iconography.