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18 produkter
Passions of Andrew Jackson
E-bok, 2007
182 kr
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Most people vaguely imagine Andrew Jackson as a jaunty warrior and a man of the people, but he was much more—a man just as complex and controversial as Jefferson or Lincoln. Now, with the first major reinterpretation of his life in a generation, historian Andrew Burstein brings back Jackson with …
Being Thomas Jefferson
An Intimate History
Inbunden, 2026
310 kr
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The deepest dive yet into the heart and soul, secret affairs, unexplored alliances, and bitter feuds of a generally worshipped, intermittently reviled American icon. Perhaps no founding father is as mysterious as Thomas Jefferson. The author of the Declaration of Independence was both a gifted …
America's Jubilee
A Generation Remembers the Revolution After 50 Years of Independence
E-bok, 2007
178 kr
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In America''s Jubilee distinguished historian Andrew Burstein presents an engrossing narrative that takes us back to a pivotal year in American history, 1826, when the reins of democracy were being passed from the last Revolutionary War heroes to a new generation of leaders. Through brilliant …
America's Jubilee: A Generation Remembers the Revolution After 50 Years of Independence
Häftad, 2002
339 kr
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Problem of Democracy
The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality
Av Andrew Burstein, Nancy Isenberg
E-bok, 2019
96 kr
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How the father and son presidents foresaw the rise of the cult of personality and fought those who sought to abuse the weaknesses inherent in our democracy. Until now, no one has properly dissected the intertwined lives of the second and sixth (father and son) presidents. John and John Quincy Adams …
Madison and Jefferson
Av Nancy Isenberg, Andrew Burstein
E-bok, 2010
180 kr
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“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.” —The Dallas Morning News The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson’s genius …
Rip Van Winkle's Republic
Washington Irving in History and Memory
Av Andrew Burstein, Andrew Burstein m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
382 kr
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Two centuries ago, native New Yorker Washington Irving exploded onto the literary scene of Europe with the publication of his breakout collection of stories, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Published in England and America in 1819–1820, and universally praised for its inventive …
Mortal Remains
Death in Early America
Av Nancy Isenberg, Andrew Burstein
E-bok, 2012
437 kr
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Mortal Remains introduces new methods of analyzing death and its crucial meanings over a 240-year period, from 1620 to 1860, untangling its influence on other forms of cultural expression, from religion and politics to race relations and the nature of war. In this volume historians and literary …
Mortal Remains
Death in Early America
Av Nancy Isenberg, Andrew Burstein
Häftad, 2002
342 kr
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Mortal Remains introduces new methods of analyzing death and its crucial meanings over a 240-year period, from 1620 to 1860, untangling its influence on other forms of cultural expression, from religion and politics to race relations and the nature of war. In this volume historians and literary …
Inner Jefferson
Portrait of a Grieving Optimist
Häftad, 1997
322 kr
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A study of the third president of the United States, this text examines 70 years of letters and private accounts, providing an insight into the contradictions that surround Jefferson. The author recreates the world of the 18th century to demonstrate his subject's position within it.
Democracy's Muse
How Thomas Jefferson Became an FDR Liberal, a Reagan Republican, and a Tea Party Fanatic, All the While Being Dead
Inbunden, 2015
618 kr
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In political speech, Thomas Jefferson is the eternal flame. No other member of the founding generation has served the agendas of both Left and Right with greater vigor. When Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the iconic Jefferson Memorial on the founder’s two hundredth birthday, in 1943, he declared the …
Democracy's Muse
How Thomas Jefferson Became an FDR Liberal, a Reagan Republican, and a Tea Party Fanatic, All the While Being Dead
E-bok, 2015
359 kr
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In political speech, Thomas Jefferson is the eternal flame. No other member of the founding generation has served the agendas of both Left and Right with greater vigor. When Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the iconic Jefferson Memorial on the founder’s two hundredth birthday, in 1943, he declared the …
Democracy's Muse
How Thomas Jefferson Became an FDR Liberal, a Reagan Republican, and a Tea Party Fanatic, All the While Being Dead
Av Andrew Burstein, Geri Thoma
Häftad, 2017
281 kr
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In political speech, Thomas Jefferson is the eternal flame. No other member of the founding generation has served the agendas of both Left and Right with greater vigor. When Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the iconic Jefferson Memorial on the founder’s two hundredth birthday, in 1943, he declared the …
Longing for Connection
Entangled Memories and Emotional Loss in Early America
Inbunden, 2024
441 kr
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Untangling the private feelings, ambitions, and fears of early Americans through their personal writings from the Revolution to the Civil War.Modern readers of history and biography unite around a seemingly straightforward question: What did it feel like to live in the past? In Longing for …
The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality
Av Nancy Isenberg, Andrew Burstein
Häftad
435 kr
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