History of the United States of America (1801–1817): Volume 3
During the Second Administration of Thomas Jefferson 1

Published between 1889 and 1891, this nine-volume masterpiece chronicles American history during the administrations of Jefferson and Madison.

Henry Adams (Author)

9781108033046, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 September 2011

484 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.61 kg

Henry Adams (1838–1918), journalist, novelist, and historian, was the great-grandson of John Adams and grandson of John Quincy Adams, both presidents of the United States. A professor of medieval history at Harvard whose areas of research were wide-ranging, he was deeply interested in the evolution of democracy in the United States. While Adams is best remembered for his autobiography The Education of Henry Adams (1907), for which he was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer prize, his nine-volume history of the United States during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison (1801–17), which was published 1889–91, has been hailed as one of the greatest historical works in English. Adams was an advocate of scientific history, and this monumental work adheres to its principles, considering social trends and circumstances rather than focusing on particular events. Volume 3 describes the second administration of Thomas Jefferson (1805–9).

1. Internal improvement
2. Monroe's diplomacy
3. Cabinet vacillations
4. Between France and England
5. The Florida message
6. The two-million act
7. John Randolph's schism
8. Madison's enemies
9. Domestic affairs
10. Burr's schemes
11. Burr's preparations
12. Escape past Fort Massac
13. Claiborne and Wilkinson
14. Collapse of the conspiracy
15. Session of 1806–7
16. The Berlin decree
17. Monroe's treaty
18. Rejection of Monroe's treaty
19. Burr's trial.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]