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Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Fly-Leaves. [Being a Collection of Literary and Bibliographical Memoranda Communicated to the Gentleman's Magazine and Other Journals, by J. Haslewood, Cut Out and Pasted in a Volume, Including an Elegy by T. Chatterton on W. Beckford and Some MS. Additions.]
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Author: Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: The Comic History of Rome
Author: Gilbert Abbott A'BeckettPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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The Invention of the Countryside
Author: Donna LandryPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230287573
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Today's hunting debate began in the eighteenth century, when the idea of the countryside was being invented through the imaginative displacement of agricultural production in favour of country sports and landscape tourism. Between the Game Act of 1671 and its repeal in 1831, writers on walking and hunting often held opposed views, but contributed equally to the origins of modern ecology, while sharing a commitment to trespass that preserved common rights in an era of growing privatization.
Catalogue of Books Printed for Private Circulation
Author: Bertram DobellPublisher:
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Category : Privately printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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The Country and the City Revisited
Author: Gerald M. MacLeanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521592017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A revisionist interdisciplinary study of the transformation of England into an imperial power between 1550 and 1850.
The Indians and the Border Warfare of the Revolution
Author: Andrew McFarland DavisPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First
Author: Lucy AikinPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
Author: John AdamsPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781503031234
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Languages : en
Pages : 34
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John Adams (October 30 1735 - July 4, 1826) was the second president of the United States (1797-1801), having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States (1789-1797). An American Founding Father, Adams was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain. Well educated, he was an Enlightenment political theorist who promoted republicanism, as well as a strong central government, and wrote prolifically about his often seminal ideas-both in published works and in letters to his wife and key adviser Abigail Adams. Adams was a lifelong opponent of slavery, having never bought a slave. In 1770 he provided a principled, controversial, and successful legal defense to the British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre, because he believed in the right to counsel and the "protect[ion] of innocence." Adams came to prominence in the early stages of the American Revolution. A lawyer and public figure in Boston, as a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence. He assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and was its primary advocate in the Congress. Later, as a diplomat in Europe, he helped negotiate the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain, and was responsible for obtaining vital governmental loans from Amsterdam bankers. A political theorist and historian, Adams largely wrote the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780, which together with his earlier Thoughts on Government, influenced American political thought. One of his greatest roles was as a judge of character: in 1775, he nominated George Washington to be commander-in-chief, and 25 years later nominated John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the United States. Adams' revolutionary credentials secured him two terms as George Washington's vice president and his own election in 1796 as the second president. During his one term as president, he encountered ferocious attacks by the Jeffersonian Republicans, as well as the dominant faction in his own Federalist Party led by his bitter enemy Alexander Hamilton. Adams signed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, and built up the army and navy especially in the face of an undeclared naval war (called the "Quasi-War") with France, 1798-1800. The major accomplishment of his presidency was his peaceful resolution of the conflict in the face of Hamilton's opposition. In 1800, Adams was defeated for re-election by Thomas Jefferson and retired to Massachusetts. He later resumed his friendship with Jefferson. He and his wife founded an accomplished family line of politicians, diplomats, and historians now referred to as the Adams political family. Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States. His achievements have received greater recognition in modern times, though his contributions were not initially as celebrated as those of other Founders. Adams was the first U.S. president to reside in the executive mansion that eventually became known as the White House.
Author: Rigby