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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Published between 1889 and 1891! this nine-volume masterpiece chronicles American history during the administrations of Jefferson and Madison. Zusammenfassung First published between 1889 and 1891, Henry Adams' nine-volume history of the United States during the presidential terms of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison has been hailed as one of the greatest historical works written in English. Volume 5 describes the first administration of James Madison (1809–13). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Subsidence of faction; 2. Alienation from France; 3. Canning's concessions; 4. Erskine's arrangement; 5. Disavowal of Erskine; 6. Francis James Jackson; 7. Napoleon's triumph; 8. Executive weakness; 9. Legislative impotence; 10. Incapacity of government; 11. The decree of Rambouillet; 12. Cadore's letter of August 5; 13. The Marquess Wellesley; 14. Government by proclamation; 15. The Floridans and the Bank; 16. Contract with France; 17. Dismissal of Robert Smith; 18. Napoleon's delays; 19. Russia and Sweden....
