History of the United States of America (1801–1817): Volume 5
During the First Administration of James Madison 1

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

Henry Adams (Author)

9781108033060, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 September 2011

440 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 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 5 describes the first administration of James Madison (1809–13).

1. Subsidence of faction
2. Alienation from France
3. Canning's concessions
4. Erskine's arrangement
5. Disavowal of Erskine
6. Francis James Jackson
7. Napoleon's triumph
8. Executive weakness
9. Legislative impotence
10. Incapacity of government
11. The decree of Rambouillet
12. Cadore's letter of August 5
13. The Marquess Wellesley
14. Government by proclamation
15. The Floridans and the Bank
16. Contract with France
17. Dismissal of Robert Smith
18. Napoleon's delays
19. Russia and Sweden.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]