The Papers of James Monroe - A Documentary History of the Presidential Tours of James Monroe, 1817, 1818, 1819^LVolume 1

Despite his major role in early American history, President James Monroe has been the subject of limited scholarly work, due largely to the difficulty of locating his papers, especially in a published collection. Monroe scholarship is based on only 25 percent of his papers, and a great mass of material-over 25,000 items-has remained mostly unknown and unused until now. The eight-volume Papers of James Monroe project will fill a major gap in American history and provide access to the massive and widely scattered Monroe Papers, enabling scholars to revisit Monroe's role in the birth and infancy of the United States. This volume covers Monroe's presidential tours in 1817, 1818, and 1819, including his correspondence, newspaper accounts, and eyewitness accounts.

All major founders of the American nation have modern documentary collections-with the notable exception of James Monroe. Yet Monroe was not a minor figure, having served as Minister to France, Minister to Great Britain, Secretary of State, and Secretary of War.

Sommario

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Editorial Method
Abbreviations
Prelude
Tour of the Northern States, May 31-September 17, 1817
Tour of Chesapeake Bay, May 28-June 17, 1818
Tour of the Southern States, March 30-August 8, 1819
Aftermath, August 10, 1819-December 2, 1825
Index

Info autore

DANIEL PRESTON is Editor of the Papers of James Monroe, now being prepared under the aegis of the James Monroe Presidential Center at Mary Washington College. He is the assistant editor of The Papers of William Thornton, Vol. I (1995).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James Monroe, Osaak A. Olumwullah, Preston Daniel
• Con la collaborazione di: Marlena C. DeLong (Editore)
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2003
• EAN: 9780313319785
• ISBN: 978-0-313-31978-5
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, American History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political leaders and leadership, C 1700 To C 1800