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The collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around
the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth
biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E
to the early twentieth century.
James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States, whose
terms extended from his election in 1816 through his retirement
after the election of 1824. He brought an extensive resume to the
office, as Monroe had fought in the American Revolution, served in
the Articles of Confederation Congress, became a lawyer, served as
Governor of Virginia, Minister to France, England, and Spain, and
was elected president as a Democratic-Republican. He had married
Elizabeth Kortright from New York who spoke fluent French, and she
greatly assisted him in rescuing the Marquise Adrienne Lafayette
family during the French Reign of Terror. James Monroe was a
deliberate man who studied all sides of a political question,
consulted with his Cabinet, and made his own decisions with an
instinct for command. He was a man's man who rode hard, shot sure,
spoke plainly, and loved his family unconditionally. He worked hard
to establish himself as a planter aristocrat in Virginia and
befriended most politicians of his era, working with George
Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Patrick
Henry, Alexander Hamilton, and David Livingston. Monroe was an
ardent negotiator and was instrumental in securing the Louisiana
Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States. He is most
well-known and admired for his famed Monroe Doctrine, which
guaranteed the independence of Latin American countries following
the Napoleonic Wars. Monroe was a true statesman who ensured
America's national security by rounding out U.S. natural boundaries
through treaties and diplomacy, and provided for strong defenses at
U.S. ports, harbors, and military installations. By enforcing the
Monroe Doctrine, President Monroe established a strong place for
America in world affairs, earning international respect and
admiration.
The Age of President Garfield was an exciting age as it featured
the music of John Philip Sousa's marching bands, the new dime
novels, captains of industry such as John D Rockefeller, legendary
cowboys of the Old West, the Indian Wars, and the expansion of
America's interest in empire building abroad. James A Garfield rose
from birth in a log cabin in Ohio, to work as a canal boy, earned
an education at Ceauga Academy, Western Reserve Eclectic Institute,
and graduated from Williams College in 1856. He became president of
Western Reserve in 1857, studied law, married Lucretia Randolph,
and was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859. During the Civil War,
he became a hero, earned the rank of Major General and assisted
General William S Rosecrans as his Chief of Staff. Elected to the
U.S. House of Representatives in 1862, he was a Radical Republican
seeking to redeem the South and protect the freedmen. Selected for
the U.S. Senate in 1880, then nominated for the U.S. Presidency in
Chicago also in 1880, he won the election and became the 20th U.S.
President with Chester A Arthur as his Vice President. This book is
a rich tapestry filled with characters, events, institutions, and
causes dominating the era. Roscoe Conkling, James G Blaine, Andrew
Carnegie, King Kalakaua of Hawaii, Queen Victoria, and Gilbert and
Sullivan are a few of the parallel characters, and the creation of
the United States Geological Survey, expansion of the Smithsonian
and the Library of Congress, and the American chapter of the Red
Cross are some of the enduring legacies. Garfield's era saw the
invention of the Bessemer steel process and the Otis elevator, the
coming of the street trolley and gas lighting, immigrants pouring
into Industrialising America and the formation of workers' unions.
Garfield's presidency was at the height of the Gilded Age, one of
the most fascinating moments in all of American history. This book
must be read to understand how America moved from frontier to
empire. A sophisticated and nuanced treatment of President James A
Garfield.
The collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around
the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth
biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E
to the early twentieth century.
This is an excellent full length biography of America's second
president who was the Colossus of Independence' arguing for the
passage of the Declaration of Independence on the floor of the
Second Continental Congress. Adams' venerated political writings
established the framework for our nation's government on the state
and federal levels. A fine judge of character, Adams nominated
George Washington to lead the Continental Army, negotiated foreign
loans to aid the Revolution, gained recognition for America's
independence abroad, and was part of the diplomatic team ending the
Revolutionary War with the Treaty of 1783. Chosen as America's
first ambassador to Britain, Adams renewed amicable relations with
the former mother country. Through his political writings, Adams
influenced the framework for the U.S. Constitution with his earlier
state constitution for Massachusetts. Elected as Vice President
when George Washington was elected first U.S. President, Adams
established the ground rules for the U.S. Senate to operate,
presiding as he did over that august legislative body. He served as
Washington's right hand man and when elected to the presidency
himself in 1796 he carried on Washington's "no entangling
alliances" policies and made his own decision to keep the U.S. out
of a full-scale war with France during the French Revolution. His
Puritan New England background buttressed his sense of morality
which he infused into every document he wrote and which dictated
his close family relationships especially with his wife Abigail
Smith Adams. John Adams was the "thinker" for the revolutionary
generation who incorporated all elements of the American political
tradition such as republicanism, the separation of powers, the
compact theory for government's creation, the separation of church
and state, the need for public education, the necessity for all
citizens to enjoy the guarantees outlined later in the Bill of
Rights, and the concept that the federal government should rise
above the states. The brainpower of John Adams, through his notable
documents and treatises, established the American political
tradition. This book, covering Adams' life chapters from birth to
death, shows in both public and private life how John Adams was
morality triumphant, and was one of the most intelligent of the
Founding Fathers.
As the first president, George Washington initiated a number of
precedents and was conscious that he was establishing traditions.
He also saw himself as a moral exemplar and lived his life as such,
both personally and publicly. The Washington presidency created
history, guided history, and preserved history. It also interpreted
history, assimilated history, and used history. But above all,
George Washington was inspirational and moved Americans to support
great causes and ideals. The American Revolution, the Confederation
government, the US Constitution, the republican and federalist
national government, and the new nation all attest to his greatness
and virtue. The Washington presidency set the standards high for
all other presidents to follow. And his personal character
represented America at its finest, reflecting what American
presidents should be, indeed must be if the US is to continue to
lead the world. The story of George Washington's moral virtues and
public presidential accomplishments is the story told herein.
This book provides an answer to the question 'Who are the Native
Americans?' Their origins are significant in world history because
they suggest early globalisation. 'Peopling of the Americas,
Currents, Canoes, and DNA' explains that cultural diffusion from
the Old World to the New World is a reality and a concept no longer
to be marginalised. Peoples of many ethnic backgrounds entered the
Americas from many parts of the globe very early in our history.
Seen from this perspective, America is not really a new country,
but has a long and rich pre-history revealed to us through
archaeology and skull morphology research and most recently by DNA
and genetic studies. Science, especially genetics, has meshed with
cultural history to create this book explaining multiple origins of
Native Americans.
This book follows the life of James Madison, our 4th president, who
at the tender age of twenty-five was thrust into significant
politics as an elected member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Even in his first venture into statesmanship, Madison took notes on
constitutional deliberations, a practice that he would continue in
the Federal Convention that proposed the United States Constitution
and throughout much of his legislative career whether in
Philadelphia, New York City, or Williamsburg, Virginia. Just as
most of our knowledge of the framing of the U.S. Constitution is
provided by Madison's painstaking notes of the Constitutional
Convention of 1787, much of our knowledge of George Mason's many
contributions to the Virginia Constitution of 1776 are also known
through Madison's efforts.
This book follows the life of James Madison, our 4th president, who
at the tender age of twenty-five was thrust into significant
politics as an elected member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Even in his first venture into statesmanship. Madison took notes on
constitutional deliberations, a practice that he would continue in
the Federal Convention that proposed the United States Constitution
and throughout much of his legislative career whether in
Philadelphia, New York City, or Williamsburg, Virginia. Just as
most of our knowledge of the framing of the U.S. Constitution is
provided by Madison's painstaking notes of the Constitutional
Convention of 1787, much of our knowledge of George Mason's many
contributions to the Virginia Constitution of 1776 are also known
through Madison's efforts. His major personal contribution to that
seminal state constitution is a brief but key phrase in the
Virginia Declaration of Rights that would in many respects become a
pattern for the Bill of Rights that Madison was later largely
responsible for addition to the United States Constitution. His
addition of a simple clause converted Mason's proposed language
from religious toleration, where an official church would permit
citizens to attend other churches, to religious freedom with its
clear implication that it was one of the Rights of Man that were so
important to that revolutionary generation. Throughout his career
he remained committed to religious freedom and he is still
considered one of its greatest contributors. During the brief time
between his terms in Congress he would prevail in battles against
the re-establishment of the Episcopal Church in Virginia and would
win legislative approval for the Statute for Religious Freedom that
Jefferson wrote and in which he took enormous pride, but which
required the legislative management of James Madison to become law.
Madison is best and justifiably known as "Father of the
Constitution" because of his heroic role in bringing together the
Federal Convention in 1787, influencing its outcomes through the
Virginia Plan, maintaining records of the debates, winning its
ratification in the largest state and influencing several other
states.
President of the United States of America is an official title
sought by many and won by only a few individuals. The series
entitled First Men, America's President, contains a book length
biography of each President of the United States of America. Every
book contains information on the President's early education,
professional career, military or political service prior to the
presidency, interpretative discussion of both domestic and foreign
policies during each presidency, and the conclusion of their
political lives in public service. The two major themes of this
series are the character traits marking success in the presidency,
and the changes in the office of presidents throughout America's
history. Character matters in all walks of life, but perhaps
matters most within the character of the President of the United
States. Hero; The Presidency; Second Term; The Last Hurrah; The End
of a Strenuous Life; Aftermath; Bibliography; Index.
As the first president, George Washington initiated a number of
precedents and was conscious that he was establishing traditions.
He also saw himself as a moral exemplar and lived his life as such,
both personally and publicly. The Washington presidency created
history, guided history, and preserved history. It also interpreted
history, assimilated history, and used history. But above all,
George Washington was inspirational and moved Americans to support
great causes and ideals. This book presents and discusses George
Washington's moral virtues and public presidential accomplishments.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the thirty-second president of the
United States and served four consecutive terms, the longest
presidential administration in American history. His resilience,
forbearance, and superb political abilities establish Roosevelt as
one of America's greatest leaders and he has been called the
greatest president of the twentieth century for restoring
confidence following the onset of the Great Depression and for
winning World War II. In both domestic and foreign policy FDR was
an improviser rather than an ideologue. Politically skilled from
his days as a member of the New York senate and then as the Empire
state's Governor, he was elected to the presidency in 1932, 1936,
1940 and 1944 a testament to how his personal charm and astute New
Deal programs resonated with Americans. FDR was truly a national
president who became an international leader and did not succumb to
regionalism but united the continent. President Roosevelt became
the most influential leader in the world in his lifetime. This book
will explore the man's life all the way from his youth to his final
days.
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