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Henry Adams: The Middle Years

Henry Adams: The Middle Years

Ernest Samuels

Jefferson to William Stephen Smith, November 13, 1787 (Papers of Thomas Jefferson, XII, 356). 21. Adams, Gallatin, p. 269; Parrington, Main Currents, III, 217; Adams, Gallatin, pp. 269, 270, 175. Cf. HA to CFA Jr., February 20, 1863, Ford I, p.
The Early Republic: Documents Decoded: Documents Decoded

The Early Republic: Documents Decoded: Documents Decoded

John R. Vile

John Adams Cappon, Lester J. The Adams–Jefferson Letters. The Complete Correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1985. Den Hartog, Jonathan J. Patriotism ...
Jefferson's Extracts from the Gospels: The Philosophy of ...

Jefferson's Extracts from the Gospels: The Philosophy of ...

Dickinson W. Adams

LлвкАку от СомокEss САтАLocINo IN РuвысАтом DАТА Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Jefferson's extracts from the Gospels. (Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Second series) Includes index. 1. Вible. N.Т. Gospels—Criticism, interpretation, etc.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement series

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement series

Thomas Jefferson

Finally, this volume records the most intense period of correspondence between Jefferson and John Adams during their retirement. In an exchange of thirty-one letters, the two men reveal their hopes and fears for the nation.
Jefferson's Extracts from the Gospels: "The Philosophy of ...

Jefferson's Extracts from the Gospels: "The Philosophy of ...

Dickinson W. Adams

This volume is an important clarification of the controversial religious beliefs of one of our most unorthodox but ethically committed presidents. Printed here are the facsimile texts of Jefferson's two compilations of Jesus' words.
Thomas Jefferson's Image of New England: Nationalism Versus ...

Thomas Jefferson's Image of New England: Nationalism Versus ...

Arthur Scherr

For Jefferson's view of Montesquieu, see David W. Carrithers, “Montesquieu, Jefferson, and the Fundamentals of ... Jefferson to John Melish, January 13, 1813 , in J. Jefferson Looney, ed., Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Vol.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8: ...

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8: ...

Thomas Jefferson

1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815 Thomas Jefferson J. Jefferson Looney ... OxfordshireOX20 1TW All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data Jefferson, Thomas, 1743–1826 The papers of Thomas Jefferson .
Rural Housing: Economic Subregions, Analytical Data on ...

Rural Housing: Economic Subregions, Analytical Data on ...

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MISSISSIPPI: Adams, Amite, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Hinds, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, ... Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Webster, Wilkinson, Winston.
John Adams: The American Presidents Series: The 2nd ...

John Adams: The American Presidents Series: The 2nd ...

John Patrick Diggins

A revealing look at the true beginning of American politics Until recently rescued by David McCullough, John Adams has always been overshadowed by Washington and Jefferson.
The Private Jefferson: Perspectives from the Collections of ...

The Private Jefferson: Perspectives from the Collections of ...

Henry Adams

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The private Jefferson: from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, opened at the Society on January 29, 2016"--Title page verso.
John Adams

John Adams

David McCullough

A huge bestseller in America, David McCullough's JOHN ADAMS tells the extraordinary story of the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot -- 'the colossus of independence', as Thomas Jefferson called ...
Thomas Jefferson on Wine

Thomas Jefferson on Wine

John R. Hailman

Dr. J. Jefferson Looney, editor of the Retirement Series of the Jefferson Papers at Monticello, discovered in 2004 this last wine letter. For generations it was believed that Jefferson's last letter was written on June 24 to the mayor of Washington, ...
The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and ...

The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and ...

Paul C. Nagel

Depicts the lives of the Adams women, including Abigail Adams, and her sisters Mary Cranch and Elizabeth Shaw Peabody, Nabby Adams Smith, Nancy Harrod Adams, and Louisa Johnson Adams.
Estate of Seth Adams

Estate of Seth Adams

Seth Adams

Collection of one hundred thirty-four letters mostly from the 1870s, relating to the estate of Seth Adams (brother and business partner of Isaac Adams, inventor of the Adams Printing Press and proprietor of Adams Sugar Refinery of Boston).
Traditions and Values: American Diplomacy, 1790-1865

Traditions and Values: American Diplomacy, 1790-1865

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Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, December 15, 1807, Jefferson to Gideon Granger, January 22, 1808, Jefferson to William Cabell, March 13, 1808, Jefferson Papers; Nathaniel Macon to Joseph Hooper Nicholson, February 20, 1808, Joseph ...
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves

Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves

Henry Wiencek

" Many people of Jefferson's time saw a catastrophe coming and tried to stop it, but not Jefferson. The pursuit of happiness had been badly distorted, and an oligarchy was getting very rich. Is this the quintessential American story?
A Companion to Thomas Jefferson

A Companion to Thomas Jefferson

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Francis D. Cogliano. character to do so. But it was not celebrity during their lifetimes that mattered; the much longed-for goal was fame in posterity. Jefferson biographer Fawn Brodie observed that “Jefferson had a superb sense of history and ...
Jefferson's Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello

Jefferson's Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello

Andrew Burstein

A powerful portrait of Thomas Jefferson focuses on Jefferson's final days and uncovers the president's thoughts about his own legacy, his predictions for American democracy, and his feelings regarding women and children. 50,000 first ...
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811

Thomas Jefferson

The Retirement Series is documenting Jefferson's written legacy between his return to private life on 4 March 1809 and his death on 4 July 1826.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: ...

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: ...

Thomas Jefferson

28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814 Thomas Jefferson J. Jefferson Looney . Copyright © 2010 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United ...
Ansel Adams: An Autobiography

Ansel Adams: An Autobiography

Ansel Adams

Very helpful comments on the manuscript were given by Jeanne Adams, Michael Adams, Peter C. Bunnell, Anne Adams Helms, Ken Helms, George Kimball, Beaumont Newhall, Otto Meyer, Sue Meyer, Andrea Gray Stillman, McDonna Sitterle ...
The Americas: International Dictionary of Historic Places

The Americas: International Dictionary of Historic Places

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Adams. Johnlfimizi. %IE. Adams, John QuincyE Adams, Richard E. W. Adams, SamuelE Addams, Janem, Adelman, William J. ESE Adler, Dankmar IE Adriatic Sealfia Affleck, Edmundm rican mericans m E ...
Thomas Jefferson: Reputation and Legacy

Thomas Jefferson: Reputation and Legacy

Francis D. Cogliano

This book provides a useful study of Jefferson’s construction of his own historical image, and the reconstructions of that image that have occurred over the past half-century."—Simon Newman, University of Glasgow In Thomas Jefferson: ...
Ansel Adams: A Biography

Ansel Adams: A Biography

Mary Street Alinder

2 Anne Adams Helms, ed., Remembering Virginia (Salinas, Calif.: Anne Adams Helms, 2000). 3 Rob Hastings, “Ansel Adams: A Son's Perspective,” Independent , London, England, March 13, 2013. 4 “Michael Adams, Son of Photographer ...
Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings

Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings

Jefferson Davis

This volume, the first of its kind, is a selected collection of his writings culled in large part from the authoritative Papers of Jefferson Davis, a multivolume edition of his letters and speeches published by the Louisiana State ...
Memoir of the Rev. William Adams, of Dedham, Mass: and of ...

Memoir of the Rev. William Adams, of Dedham, Mass: and of ...

Frances Manwaring Caulkins

A general subscription of inhabitants at Ipswich, in December, 1648, contains the names of William Adams and William Adams, Jun. William Adams died in 1661. William Adams, Jun. died in January, 1659. * It may be assumed with probability  ...
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 4 March to 15 November 1809

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 4 March to 15 November 1809

Thomas Jefferson

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.
John Adams

John Adams

David McCullough

Chronicles the life of America's second president, including his youth, his career as a Massachusetts farmer and lawyer, his marriage to Abigail, his rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the birth of the United States.
A Companion to John Adams and John Quincy Adams

A Companion to John Adams and John Quincy Adams

David Waldstreicher

A Companion to John Adams and John Quincy Adams presents a collection of original historiographic essays contributed by leading historians that cover diverse aspects of the lives and politics of John and John Quincy Adams and their spouses, ...

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