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Author : Edmund Pendleton
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Letters and Papers of Edmund Pendleton, 1734-1803 written by Edmund Pendleton and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691121214
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 1 written by Thomas Jefferson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Retirement Series documents Jefferson's written legacy between his return to private life on 4 March 1809 and his death on 4 July 1826. During this period Jefferson founded the University of Virginia and sold his extraordinary library to the nation, but his greatest legacy from these years is the astonishing depth and breadth of his correspondence with statesmen, inventors, scientists, philosophers, and ordinary citizens on topics spanning virtually every field of human endeavor.--From publisher description.
Author : United States. Naval History Division
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1498 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Naval Documents of the American Revolution: American theatre: Nov. 1, 1776-Dec. 31, 1776. European theatre: Oct. 6, 1776-Dec. 31, 1776. American theatre: Jan. 1, 1777-Feb. 28, 1777 written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout.
Author : Jean Edward Smith
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1466862319
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book John Marshall written by Jean Edward Smith and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 1996 It was in tolling the death of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 that the Liberty Bell cracked, never to ring again. An apt symbol of the man who shaped both court and country, whose life "reads like an early history of the United States," as the Wall Street Journal noted, adding: Jean Edward Smith "does an excellent job of recounting the details of Marshall's life without missing the dramatic sweep of the history it encompassed." Working from primary sources, Jean Edward Smith has drawn an elegant portrait of a remarkable man. Lawyer, jurist, scholars; soldier, comrade, friend; and, most especially, lover of fine Madeira, good food, and animated table talk: the Marshall who emerges from these pages is noteworthy for his very human qualities as for his piercing intellect, and, perhaps most extraordinary, for his talents as a leader of men and a molder of consensus. A man of many parts, a true son of the Enlightenment, John Marshall did much for his country, and John Marshall: Definer of a Nation demonstrates this on every page.
Author : Richard Labunski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195181050
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights written by Richard Labunski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In these pages Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of how an unlikely hero - the shy, soft-spoken, and scholarly James Madison - almost single-handedly brought the Bill of Rights to life against daunting odds, forever shaping, and perhaps even saving, the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
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Total Pages : 842 pages
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Author : Richard G. Davis
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The U.S. Army and Irregular Warfare, 1775-2007 written by Richard G. Davis and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From U. S. Government Bookstore Website: Presents fifteen papers from the 2007 Conference of Army Historians. Examines irregular warfare in a wide and diverse range of circumstances and eras.
Author : Carl E. Prince
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Total Pages : 396 pages
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Author : Flora Fraser
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1101875852
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Washingtons written by Flora Fraser and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full-scale portrait of the marriage of the father and mother of our country—and of the struggle for independence that he led The Washingtons’ long union begins in colonial Virginia in 1759, when George Washington woos and weds Martha Dandridge Parke Custis, a pretty, charming, and very rich young widow. The calm early years of their marriage as plantation owners at Mount Vernon and as parents to Martha’s two children, Jacky and Patsy—both of whom present difficult challenges—yield to harsher times. Washington has been prominent among Virginians in opposing British government measures, and at the outbreak of fighting in 1775 he is elected commander-in-chief of the Continental army. The war sees Martha resolutely supporting her husband, sharing in the hardships at Valley Forge and other wretched winter headquarters. Essential to George’s personal well-being, she is known as “Lady Washington”—a redoubtable and vastly admired figure in her own right. Flora Fraser provides us with a brilliant account of the public Washington and of the war he waged, and gives us, as well, the domestic Washingtons, whether at Mount Vernon before and during the war or in New York and Philadelphia during his presidency. Even in wartime, Martha manages to scour Philadelphia to find a doll for her newest granddaughter and keeps careful control of her Virginia inheritance. George grapples with a formidable enemy, without proper troops and often without basic supplies—his soldiers frequently lack rations, blankets, even shoes—while always fearful for his wife’s welfare and safety, given the constant worry that the British might descend on Mount Vernon. Even so, a true Virginian, he manages to dance for more than three hours with Alexander Hamilton’s pretty young wife at a makeshift ball. With victory and the arrival of peace in 1783, the Washingtons hope to remain at home, a hope dashed when, in 1789, George is elected our first president and Martha becomes a faultless first First Lady. During the presidency, they together negotiate the many pitfalls of establishing republican entertainment—the weekly “Congress dinner,” levées, and drawing rooms—before, finally free of official responsibilities after Washington’s second term, they are at last able to retreat to their beloved Mount Vernon. This is a remarkable story of a remarkable pair as well as a gripping narrative of the birth of a nation—a major, and vastly appealing, contribution to the literature of our founding fathers . . . and founding mother.
Author : Norman K. Risjord
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231043281
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Chesapeake Politics, 1781-1800 written by Norman K. Risjord and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the political developments in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina immediately following the Revolution, and the rise of the Federalist and Republican parties.
Author : John A. Ragosta
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813950236
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)
Download or read book For the People, For the Country written by John A. Ragosta and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1799, at the behest of President George Washington, Patrick Henry came out of retirement to defend the Constitution that he had once opposed and to thwart Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, whom Washington accused of putting party over country and threatening the fragile union. For the People, For the Country tells the remarkable story of how the most eloquent public speaker of the American Revolutionary era and a leading antifederalist during debates over ratification of the Constitution reemerged on the side of the federalists and once again changed history. Much more than a fire-breathing demagogue, the Patrick Henry we encounter here comes to life as a principled leader of the young nation who believed above all in working with a government elected by the people, advocating for political change in "a constitutional way"—at the ballot box. A gripping narrative, this book will change long-held views of this great Founding Father.
Author : Richard K. Showman
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469626128
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book The Papers of General Nathanael Greene written by Richard K. Showman and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh volume of the Papers of Nathanael Greene documents a crucial period of the American Revolution in the South. In the first months of 1781, Nathanael Greene, who had taken command of the Southern Army only weeks before, initiated the campaign that would ultimately free the South from British occupation. These months saw the pivotal engagement at Cowpens, the 'Race to the Dan'--in which Greene's army marched the breadth of North Carolina with the British in close pursuit--and the climactic battle of Guilford Court House. In March 1781, Greene decided to break off his pursuit of Lord Cornwallis's force in North Carolina and instead march into South Carolina to challenge British control there. This decision, among others made during this critical period, established Greene's reputation as a brilliant military strategist. The documents in this volume provide new insight into how and why Greene chose as he did.
Author : David B. Mattern
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1643364324
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (433 download)
Download or read book Benjamin Lincoln and the American Revolution written by David B. Mattern and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first modern biography of an American Revolutionary War hero In this definitive biography of one of America's most important but least known Revolutionary War generals, David B. Mattern tells the life story of Benjamin Lincoln, a prosperous farmer who left the comfort of his Massachusetts home to become a national hero in America's struggle for independence. Mattern's account of the citizen-soldier who served as George Washington's second-in-command at Yorktown and as secretary at war from 1781 to 1783 revisits the challenges, sacrifices, triumphs, and defeats that shaped Lincoln's evolution from affluent middle-aged family man to pillar of a dynamic republic. In addition to offering new insights into leadership during the Revolutionary period, Lincoln's life so mirrored his times that it provides an opportunity to tell the tale of the American Revolution in a fresh, compelling way.
Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691184623
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 4 written by Thomas Jefferson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume Four of this definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death includes 581 documents from 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812. Between these two dates, Jefferson famously declares that, "tho' an old man, I am but a young gardener"; expresses hostility to dogs and joins in a petition for a tax to reduce their numbers; calculates lines for a horizontal sundial; surveys part of his Bedford County estate; and draws up work schedules for his Poplar Forest plantation and detailed slave lists for Poplar Forest and Monticello. Jefferson also takes readings of a solar eclipse; attempts to determine Monticello's longitude; measures Willis Mountain; and calls for a fixed international standard for measures, weights, and coins. Joseph Milligan publishes a revised edition of Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary Practice in March 1812, and Jefferson sends William Wirt a detailed and colorful but largely negative portrait of Patrick Henry for use in his biography of the Virginia orator. Finally, and perhaps of greatest importance to posterity, in January 1812 correspondence resumes between Jefferson and his old friend John Adams, after a long hiatus resulting from their rivalry for the presidency in 1800.
Author : Scott Douglas Gerber
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814731147
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Seriatim written by Scott Douglas Gerber and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seldom has American law seen a more towering figure than Chief Justice John Marshall. Indeed, Marshall is almost universally regarded as the "father of the Supreme Court" and "the jurist who started it all." Yet even while acknowledging the indelible stamp Marshall put on the Supreme Court, it is possible--in fact necessary--to examine the pre-Marshall Court, and its justices, to gain a true understanding of the origins of American constitutionalism. The ten essays in this tightly edited volume were especially commissioned for the book, each by the leading authority on his or her particular subject. They examine such influential justices as John Jay, John Rutledge, William Cushing, James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Paterson, Samuel Chase, Oliver Ellsworth, and Bushrod Washington. The result is a fascinating window onto the origins of the most powerful court in the world, and on American constitutionalism itself.
Author : United States. Naval History Division
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Total Pages : 1216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Naval Documents of the American Revolution: American theatre: Mar. 1, 1777-Apr. 30, 1777. European theatre: Jan. 1, 1977-May 31, 1777. American theatre: May 1, 1777-May 31, 1777 written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout.
Author : Jessica K. Lowe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108421784
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Murder in the Shenandoah written by Jessica K. Lowe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of a sensational 1791 Virginia murder case, and explores Revolutionary America's debates over justice, criminal punishment, and equality before the law.
