Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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The Three Patriots, Or, The Cause and Cure of Present Evils
Author: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Author: Thomas JeffersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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James Monroe in His Relations to the Public Service During Half a Century, 1776-1826
Author: Daniel Coit GilmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monroe doctrine
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
James Monroe in His Relations to the Public Service During Half a Century, 1776 to 1826
Author: Daniel Coit GilmanPublisher:
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Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
James McHenry, Forgotten Federalist
Author: Karen E. RobbinsPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820346314
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A Scots-Irish immigrant, James McHenry determined to make something of his life. Trained as a physician, he joined the American Revolution when war broke out. He then switched to a more military role, serving on the staffs of George Washington and Lafayette. He entered government after the war and served in the Maryland Senate and in the Continental Congress. As Maryland's representative at the Constitutional Convention, McHenry helped to add the ex post facto clause to the Constitution and worked to increase free trade among the states. As secretary of war, McHenry remained loyal to Washington, under whom he established a regimental framework for the army that lasted well into the nineteenth century. Upon becoming president, John Adams retained McHenry; however, Adams began to believe McHenry was in league with other Hamiltonian Federalists who wished to undermine his policies. Thus, when the military buildup for the Quasi-War with France became unpopular, Adams used it as a pretext to request McHenry's resignation. Yet as Karen Robbins demonstrates in the first modern biography of McHenry, Adams was mistaken; the friendship between McHenry and Hamilton that Adams feared had grown sensitive and there was a brief falling out. Moreover, McHenry had asked Hamilton to withdraw his application for second-in-command of the New Army being raised. Nonetheless, Adams's misperception ended McHenry's career, and he has remained an obscure historical figure ever since--until now. James McHenry, Forgotten Federalist reveals a man surrounded by important events who reflected the larger themes of his time.
Select Reviews of Literature
Author: Select Reviews of Literature, and Spirit of Foreign Magazines
Author: British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: A Bibliography of James Madison and James Monroe
Author: W. Harvey WiseJames Monroe
Author: Daniel Coit GilmanPublisher:
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Category : Monroe Doctrine
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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