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This new book focuses on John Quincy Adams's extensive role in
foreign policy, including his years as secretary of state and as
president. Brief but thorough, John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for
the Union analyzes Adams's foreign policy accomplishments during
key moments in American history, including the Rush-Bagot
Agreement, the Transcontinental Treaty, the recognition of the
Spanish-American republics, and the Monroe Doctrine. At the same
time, the book shows that Adams was far less successful than many
historians suggest. John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for the Union
focuses on Adams's ideals of the centrality of the union to
American happiness, the necessity of federal action to protect the
union, and the indivisibility of foreign and domestic concerns.
This book's examination of these three points casts new light on
the logic behind many of Adams's accomplishments and also exposes
the sources of some of his failures. This is the first study to
examine how Adams's views ultimately led to his failure as a
policymaker. This book is ideal for courses in diplomatic history,
American history, and American political history.
The pilot's guide to aeronautics and the complex forces of flight
Flight Theory and Aerodynamics is the essential pilot's guide to
the physics of flight, designed specifically for those with limited
engineering experience. From the basics of forces and vectors to
craft-specific applications, this book explains the mechanics
behind the pilot's everyday operational tasks. The discussion
focuses on the concepts themselves, using only enough algebra and
trigonometry to illustrate key concepts without getting bogged down
in complex calculations, and then delves into the specific
applications for jets, propeller crafts, and helicopters. This
updated third edition includes new chapters on Flight Environment,
Aircraft Structures, and UAS-UAV Flight Theory, with updated craft
examples, component photos, and diagrams throughout. FAA-aligned
questions and regulatory references help reinforce important
concepts, and additional worked problems provide clarification on
complex topics. Modern flight control systems are becoming more
complex and more varied between aircrafts, making it essential for
pilots to understand the aerodynamics of flight before they ever
step into a cockpit. This book provides clear explanations and
flight-specific examples of the physics every pilot must know. *
Review the basic physics of flight * Understand the applications to
specific types of aircraft * Learn why takeoff and landing entail
special considerations * Examine the force concepts behind
stability and control As a pilot, your job is to balance the
effects of design, weight, load factors, and gravity during flight
maneuvers, stalls, high- or low-speed flight, takeoff and landing,
and more. As aircraft grow more complex and the controls become
more involved, an intuitive grasp of the physics of flight is your
most valuable tool for operational safety. Flight Theory and
Aerodynamics is the essential resource every pilot needs for a
clear understanding of the forces they control.
A multifaceted portrait of the early American republic as seen
through the lens of the Burr Conspiracy In 1805 and 1806, Aaron
Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic,
traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a
mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for
treason in 1807. This book explores the political and cultural
forces that shaped how Americans made sense of the uncertain rumors
and reports about Burr's intentions and movements, and examines
what the resulting crisis reveals about their anxieties concerning
the new nation's fragile union and uncertain republic. Burr was
said to have enticed some people with plans to liberate Spanish
Mexico, others with promises of land in the Orleans Territory,
still others with talk of building a new empire beyond the
Appalachian Mountains. The Burr Conspiracy was a cause celebre of
the early republic--with Burr cast as the chief villain of the
Founding Fathers--even as the evidence against him was vague and
conflicting. Rather than trying to discover the real intentions of
Burr or his accusers--Thomas Jefferson foremost among them--James
E. Lewis Jr. looks at how differing understandings of the Burr
Conspiracy were shaped by everything from partisan politics and
biased newspapers to notions of honor and gentility. He also traces
the enduring legacy of the stories that were told and accepted
during this moment of uncertainty. The Burr Conspiracy offers a
panoramic and multifaceted portrait of the United States at a time
when it was far from clear to its people how long it would last.
A panoramic look at the early American republic through the lens of
the Burr Conspiracy In 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr traveled through
the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious
enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in
1807. This book explores the political and cultural forces that
shaped how Americans made sense of the rumors and reports about
Burr's intentions and movements, and examines what the resulting
crisis reveals about Americans' anxieties concerning the new
nation's fragile union. The Burr Conspiracy was a cause celebre of
the early republic-with Burr cast as the chief villain of the
Founding Fathers. He was said to have enticed some people with
plans to liberate Spanish Mexico, others with promises of land in
the Orleans Territory, still others with talk of building a new
empire beyond the Appalachians. James E. Lewis Jr. looks at how
differing understandings of the conspiracy were influenced by
everything from biased newspapers to notions of honor and
gentility, providing a multifaceted portrait of the republic at a
time when it was far from clear how long it would last.
Informative, instructional, layman-termed publication for everyone
who owns a vehicle, wants to take care of it, save money, and get
the most from their investment. Additional tips on buying and
selling and lemon law scenarios.
In this book, James Lewis demonstrates the centrality of American
ideas about and concern for the union of the states in the
policymaking of the early republic. For four decades after the
nation's founding in the 1780s, he says, this focus on securing a
union operated to blur the line between foreign policies and
domestic concerns. Such leading policymakers as Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay
worried about the challenges to the goals of the Revolution that
would arise from a hostile neighborhood--whether composed of new
nations outside the union or the existing states following a
division of the union. At the center of Lewis's story is the
American response to the dissolution of Spain's empire in the New
World, from the transfer of Louisiana to France in 1800 to the
independence of Spain's mainland colonies in the 1820s. The breakup
of the Spanish empire, he argues, presented a series of crises for
the unionist logic of American policymakers, leading them, finally,
to abandon a crucial element of the distinctly American approach to
international relations embodied in their own federal union. |Uses
the American response to the dissolution of Spain's empire in the
New World (1783-1829) to demonstrate that American concern for the
union of the states was a major factor in the policymaking of the
early republic.
In the 1790s, the Jeffersonian Republicans were the party of "no."
They opposed attempts to expand the government's role in society,
criticized the Washington administration's national bank, railed
against a standing army, and bemoaned the spirit of the Federalist
regime, which, they claimed, favored elite over ordinary Americans.
Accordingly, Thomas Jefferson asserted that his election as
President in 1801 was a "revolution": with Jeffersonians in power,
the government could be stripped down in size and strength. But
there was a paradox at the heart of this image. Maintaining the
security, stability, and prosperity of the republic required
aggressive statecraft, and as a result, Jeffersonians deployed
state power to reduce taxes and the debt, enforced a shipping
embargo, go to war, and ultimately to support a national bank
during Madison's administration. This book explores the logic and
logistics of Jeffersonian statesmanship. Focusing on Jeffersonian
Republican statecraft in action, Jeffersonians in Power maps the
meeting place of ideology and policy as Jeffersonians shifted from
being an oppositional party to exercising power as the ruling
coalition. Contributors: Andrew Burstein, Louisiana State
University * Benjamin L. Carp, Brooklyn College of the City
University of New York * Christa Dierksheide, University of
Missouri * Kevin R. C. Gutzman, Western Connecticut State
University * James E. Lewis Jr., Kalamazoo College * Martin OEhman,
Gothenburg University * Robert G. Parkinson, Binghamton University
* John A. Ragosta, Robert H. Smith International Center for
Jefferson Studies at Monticello * Leonard J. Sadosky III * Richard
Samuelson, California State University, San Bernardino * Brian
Schoen, Ohio University * Mark Smith, John Burroughs School, St.
Louis * Andrew Trees, Roosevelt University.
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