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100 1 _aAdams, Henry,
_d1838-1918
245 1 0 _aHistory of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-31
508 _aRichard Hulse, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9)" by Henry Adams is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the pivotal period of James Madison's second administration from 1813 to 1817, providing a detailed examination of the political and military events surrounding the War of 1812, particularly the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Ghent. The book offers insight into the complexities of American diplomacy and the challenges faced during a tumultuous time in early U.S. history. The opening of the book sets the stage for the unfolding diplomatic struggles as American negotiators, including key figures like Albert Gallatin, John Quincy Adams, and James Madison himself, engage with British officials to secure peace amid escalating hostilities. The narrative describes the tense atmosphere in both America and Britain leading up to the peace negotiations, highlighting the myriad challenges that negotiators faced, such as public sentiment, internal rivalries, and diverging national interests. The emerging themes of personal rivalry among the commissioners and the larger geopolitical stakes of the war play a crucial role as the American leadership seeks to navigate these treacherous waters in their quest for a sustainable peace. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889
653 _aUnited States -- History -- 1801-1809
653 _aUnited States -- History -- 1809-1817
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds01adamuoft
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73741
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