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Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

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Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385263557

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9783385263550

Stranger Citizens

Migrant Influence and National Power in the Early American Republic

By: John McNelis O'Keefe

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Stranger Citizens

Migrant Influence and National Power in the Early American Republic

By: John McNelis O'Keefe

Stranger Citizens examines how foreign migrants who resided in the United States gave shape to citizenship in the decades after American independence in 1783. During this formative time, lawmakers attempted to shape citizenship and the place of immigrants in the new nation, while granting the national government new powers such as deportation. John McNelis O'Keefe argues that despite the challenges of public and official hostility that they faced in the late 1700s and early 1800s, migrant groups worked through lobbying, engagement with government officials, and public protest to create forms of citizenship that worked for them. This push was made not only by white men immigrating from Europe; immigrants of color were able to secure footholds of rights and citizenship, while migrant women asserted legal independence, challenging traditional notions of women's subordination. Stranger Citizens emphasizes the making of citizenship from the perspectives of migrants themselves, and demonstrates the rich varieties and understandings of citizenship and personhood exercised by foreign migrants and refugees. O'Keefe boldly reverses the top-down model wherein citizenship was constructed only by political leaders and the courts. Thanks to generous funding from the Sustainable History Monograph Pilot and the Mellon Foundation the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other Open Access repositories.

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Cornell University Press

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1501756532

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9781501756535

A History of the People of the United St

By: John Bach McMaster

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A History of the People of the United St

By: John Bach McMaster

For the first time in the history of the country the office of President was open to competition. Twice had Washington been chosen by the unanimous vote of the electoral college, and twice inaugurated with the warmest approbation of the whole people. But the times had greatly changed. In 1789 and 1792 every man was for him. In 1796, in every town and city of the land were men who denounced him as an aristocrat, as a monocrat, as an Anglomaniac, and who never mentioned his name without rage in their hearts and curses on their lips. -from "The British Treaty of 1794" A bestseller when it was first published in 1883, this second volume of historian John Bach McMaster's magnum opus is a lively history of the United States that is as entertaining as it is informative. Eventually stretching to eight volumes, McMaster's epic was original in its emphasis on social and economic conditions as deciding factors in shaping a nation's culture: in addition to the words and actions of great men and the outcomes of significant skirmishes and battles, McMaster indulges his obsession with fascinating trivia, from the positively European cleanliness of New England inns to the uncouth rudeness of theatergoers in American playhouses. Volume 2, covering the rise of the South in the immediate postwar period to the embarkation of Lewis and Clark on their legendary expedition, is a compulsively readable account of the early years of the new nation, and covers such intriguing and unlikely topics as how the new nation's postal laws impacted the readership of newspapers, the furious arguments of the federal government's relationship with France, the difficulties in introducing U.S. currency, and more. OF INTERESTTO: readers of American history AUTHOR BIO: American historian JOHN BACH MCMASTER (1852-1932) taught at the Wharton School of Finance and Economy at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, from 1883 to 1919. He also wrote Benjamin Franklin as a Man of Letters (1887) and A School History of the United States (1897), which became a definitive textbook.

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1596050381

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9781596050389

Whistlestop

My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History

By: John Dickerson

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Whistlestop

My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History

By: John Dickerson

From Face the Nation moderator and contributing editor for The Atlantic John Dickerson come the stories behind the stories of the most memorable moments in American presidential campaign history. The stakes are high. The characters full of striving and ego. Presidential campaigns are a contest for control of power in the most powerful country on earth. The battle of ideas has a clear end, with winners and losers, and along the way there are sharp turning points-primaries, debates, conventions, and scandals that squeeze candidates into emergency action, frantic grasping, and heroic gambles. As Mike Murphy the political strategist put it, "Campaigns are like war without bullets." Whistlestop tells the human story of nervous gambits hatched in first-floor hotel rooms, failures of will before the microphone, and the cross-country crack-ups of long-planned stratagems. At the bar at the end of a campaign day, these are the stories reporters rehash for themselves and embellish for newcomers. In addition to the familiar tales, Whistlestop also remembers the forgotten stories about the bruising and reckless campaigns of the nineteenth century when the combatants believed the consequences included the fate of the republic itself. Some of the most modern-feeling elements of the American presidential campaign were born before the roads were paved and electric lights lit the convention halls-or there were convention halls at all. Whistlestop is a ride through the American campaign history with one of its most enthusiastic conductors guiding you through the landmarks along the way.

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Twelve

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1455540463

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9781455540464

Royal Marriage Secrets

Consorts and Concubines, Bigamists and Bastards

By: John Ashdown-Hill

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Royal Marriage Secrets

Consorts and Concubines, Bigamists and Bastards

By: John Ashdown-Hill

With a new royal baby we witness fundamental changes in the succession laws, but then rules governing the royal weddings and the succession to the throne have always been shifting. So what is MARRIAGE and who decides? What special rules govern ROYAL MARRIAGE and when did they come into force? How have royal marriages affected history? Were the ‘Princes in the Tower’ illegitimate? Did Henry VIII really have six wives? Was Queen Victoria ‘Mrs Brown’? how were royal consorts chosen in the past? Did some use witchcraft to win the Crown? History has handled debateable royal marriages in various ways, but had the same rules been applied consistently, the order of succession would have been completely different. Here, all controversial English and British royal marriages are reassessed together for the first time to explore how different cases can shed light on one another. Surveying the whole phenomenon of disputed royal marriage, the author offer some intriguing new evidence, while highlighting common features and points of contrast.

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376

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The History Press

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0752494201

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9780752494203

The Benevolent Deity

Ebenezer Gay and the Rise of Rational Religion in New England, 1696-1787

By: Robert John Wilson

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The Benevolent Deity

Ebenezer Gay and the Rise of Rational Religion in New England, 1696-1787

By: Robert John Wilson

Ebenezer Gay (1718-96) has been called the father of American Unitarianism. Wilson's biography explores how Gay became the spiritual leader of two generations of clergymen who preached a humanistic, rational faith in post-Awakening New England.

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335

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812278917

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9780812278910

Thomas Jefferson

By: John Torrey Morse

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Thomas Jefferson

By: John Torrey Morse

A re-publication of a classic examination of a man of the republican ideals of the Founding Fathers.

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276

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Cumberland House Publishing

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1581824092

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9781581824094

Global Warming

The Complete Briefing

By: John T. Houghton

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Global Warming

The Complete Briefing

By: John T. Houghton

The best briefing on global warming the student or interested general reader could wish for.

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270

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Cambridge University Press

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0521629322

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9780521629324

The Jazz Bass Book

Technique and Tradition

By: John Goldsby

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The Jazz Bass Book

Technique and Tradition

By: John Goldsby

Spilleteknisk, biografisk og historisk indføring i en række jazzbassisters spillestil

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244

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879307161

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9780879307165

Presidential Impeachment

By: John R. Labovitz,Marcia Labovitz

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Presidential Impeachment

By: John R. Labovitz,Marcia Labovitz

It is presumptuous, I suppose, to write a book whose primary audience one hopes will not be around for a long time to come. The author hopes, therefore, that this book will be of more interest to those who would like to know more about the constitutional procedure that the House of Representatives invoked in 1974.

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Yale University Press

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0300022131

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9780300022131

Trials for Treason and Sedition, 1792-1794, Part I Vol 2

By: John Barrell,Jon Mee

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Trials for Treason and Sedition, 1792-1794, Part I Vol 2

By: John Barrell,Jon Mee

The period 1792–94 witnessed the emergence of the first genuinely popular radical movement in Britain. This collection contains the key trials of London radicalism from 1792–94. It includes a general introduction, but each of the trials is introduced in its own right and supported by endnotes and further reading.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040249159

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9781040249154

Jefferson and Hamilton

The Rivalry That Forged a Nation

By: John Ferling

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Jefferson and Hamilton

The Rivalry That Forged a Nation

By: John Ferling

One of America's foremost historians brilliantly brings to life the fierce struggle - both public and, ultimately, bitterly personal - between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton - two rivals whose opposing visions of what the United States should be continue to shape our country to this day.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608195430

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9781608195435

The Millionaire and the Mummies

Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings

By: John M. Adams

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The Millionaire and the Mummies

Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in the Valley of the Kings

By: John M. Adams

A biography of the Gilded Age American lawyer & tycoon, exploring his exploits from New York City’s government to the ancient tombs in Luxor, Egypt. Egypt, the Valley of the Kings, 1905: An American robber baron peers through the hole he has cut in an ancient tomb wall and discovers the richest trove of golden treasure ever seen in Egypt. At the start of the twentieth century, Theodore Davis was the most famous archaeologist in the world. His career turned tomb-robbing and treasure-hunting into a science. Using six of Davis’s most important discoveries—from the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s sarcophagus to the exquisite shabti statuettes looted from the Egyptian Museum not too long ago—as a lens around which to focus his American rags-to-riches tale, author John M. Adams chronicles the rise of a poor country preacher’s son. Through corruption and fraud, Davis amassed tremendous wealth in Gilded Age New York and then atoned for his ruthless career by inventing new standards for systematic excavation in the field of archaeology. He found a record eighteen tombs in the Valley and, breaking with custom, gave all the spoils of his discoveries to museums. A confederate of Boss Tweed, friend of Teddy Roosevelt, and rival of J. P. Morgan, the colorful “American Lord Carnarvon” shared his Newport mansion with his Rembrandts, his wife, and his mistress. The only reason history has forgotten Davis to a large extent is probably the fact that he stopped just short of King Tutankhamen’s tomb, the discovery of which propelled Howard Carter (Davis’s erstwhile employee) to worldwide fame just a few short years later. Drawing on rare and never-before-published archival material, The Millionaire and the Mummies, the first biography of Theodore Davis ever written, rehabilitates a tarnished image through a thrilling tale of crime and adventure, filled with larger-than-life characters, unimaginable treasures, and exotic settings.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1250026709

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9781250026705

A Leap in the Dark

The Struggle to Create the American Republic

By: John Ferling

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A Leap in the Dark

The Struggle to Create the American Republic

By: John Ferling

It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. Now comes a brilliant portrait of the American Revolution, one that is compelling in its prose, fascinating in its details, and provocative in its fresh interpretations. In A Leap in the Dark, John Ferling offers a magisterial new history that surges from the first rumblings of colonial protest to the volcanic election of 1800. Ferling's swift-moving narrative teems with fascinating details. We see Benjamin Franklin trying to decide if his loyalty was to Great Britain or to America, and we meet George Washington when he was a shrewd planter-businessman who discovered personal economic advantages to American independence. We encounter those who supported the war against Great Britain in 1776, but opposed independence because it was a "leap in the dark." Following the war, we hear talk in the North of secession from the United States. The author offers a gripping account of the most dramatic events of our history, showing just how closely fought were the struggle for independence, the adoption of the Constitution, and the later battle between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. Yet, without slowing the flow of events, he has also produced a landmark study of leadership and ideas. Here is all the erratic brilliance of Hamilton and Jefferson battling to shape the new nation, and here too is the passion and political shrewdness of revolutionaries, such as Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry, and their Loyalist counterparts, Joseph Galloway and Thomas Hutchinson. Here as well are activists who are not so well known today, men like Abraham Yates, who battled for democratic change, and Theodore Sedgwick, who fought to preserve the political and social system of the colonial past. Ferling shows that throughout this period the epic political battles often resembled today's politics and the politicians--the founders--played a political hardball attendant with enmities, selfish motivations, and bitterness. The political stakes, this book demonstrates, were extraordinary: first to secure independence, then to determine the meaning of the American Revolution. John Ferling has shown himself to be an insightful historian of our Revolution, and an unusually skillful writer. A Leap in the Dark is his masterpiece, work that provokes, enlightens, and entertains in full measure.

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Oxford University Press

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0199882797

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9780199882793

Lewis and Clark

Partners in Discovery

By: John Bakeless

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Lewis and Clark

Partners in Discovery

By: John Bakeless

First authoritative biography of two great explorers, based on original research and diaries of expedition members. Danger, hardships, Indian customs and lore, much more. 29 illustrations. 7 maps.

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Courier Corporation

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0486157059

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9780486157054

The Early Republic

Documents Decoded

By: John R. Vile

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The Early Republic

Documents Decoded

By: John R. Vile

From distinguished author John R. Vile comes a new history of the American early republic period, presented through primary documents that are illuminated and explained in context. This new book in the Documents Decoded series provides readers with an understanding of the key documents and debates in the early American republic—from the presidency of George Washington through that of John Quincy Adams. With more than 50 edited primary documents relevant to American history from 1789 through 1828, the primary source material is organized in sections that will help readers to identify and appreciate multiple perspectives on key issues. The primary documents in this reference volume include laws, sermons, presidential speeches, court decisions, proclamations, treaties, and debates that will illuminate key issues such as the structure of government, the protection of individual rights, slavery, and the respective rights of the state and national governments. Examples subjects include Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson's debates, the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, "The Star-Spangled Banner," the Monroe Doctrine, and the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440843457

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Doggett's New York City Directory

Doggett's New York City Directory

Stranger Citizens

Stranger Citizens

A History of the People of the United St

A History of the People of the United St

Whistlestop

Whistlestop

Royal Marriage Secrets

Royal Marriage Secrets

The Benevolent Deity

The Benevolent Deity

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Global Warming

Global Warming

The Jazz Bass Book

The Jazz Bass Book

Presidential Impeachment

Presidential Impeachment

Trials for Treason and Sedition, 1792-1794, Part I Vol 2

Trials for Treason and Sedition, 1792-1794, Part I Vol 2

Jefferson and Hamilton

Jefferson and Hamilton

The Millionaire and the Mummies

The Millionaire and the Mummies

A Leap in the Dark

A Leap in the Dark

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark

The Early Republic

The Early Republic

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