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Leonard L. Richards
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The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War
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2007
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15 editions
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Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle
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2002
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6 editions
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The Slave Power: The Free North and Southern Domination, 1780-1860
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2000
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3 editions
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Who Freed the Slaves?: The Fight over the Thirteenth Amendment
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2015
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2 editions
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The Life and Times of Congressman John Quincy Adams
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1986
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"Gentlemen of Property and Standing": Anti-Abolition Mobs in Jacksonian America
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1971
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The American record: Images of the nation's past
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1982
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The Advent of American Democracy, 1815-1848 (Scott Foresman American History Series)
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1977
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A Return to His Native Town: Martin Van Buren's Life at Lindenwald, 1839-1862
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2013
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"Gentlemen of Property and Standing" Anti-Abolition Mobs in Jacksonian America
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“One measure, officially labeled the Riot Act, proclaimed that sheriffs and other officials “shall be indemnified and held guiltless” for killing rioters who failed to disperse or resisted capture, and that the rioters “shall forfeit all their lands, tenements, goods and chattels to the Commonwealth . . . and shall be whipped 39 stripes on the naked back, at the public whipping post and suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.” While in jail, moreover, the rioters were to receive thirty-nine stripes every three months. Another”
― Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle
― Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle
“The need for the amendment was obvious. Of the nation’s four million slaves at the outset of the war, no more than five hundred thousand were now [15 June 1854] free, and, to his disgust, many white Americans intended to have them reenslaved once the war was over.”
― Who Freed the Slaves?: The Fight over the Thirteenth Amendment
― Who Freed the Slaves?: The Fight over the Thirteenth Amendment
“Similarly, the nation’s top wealth holders in 1860 had tended to be its major slaveholders. In total, the United States in 1860 had about four million slaves, and on the open market they were worth at least three billion dollars. That was roughly three times the amount of capital invested in manufacturing, three times the amount invested in railroads, seven times the amount invested in banks, and forty-eight times the amount the federal government spent that year. Only the nation’s real estate was more valuable.”
― Who Freed the Slaves?: The Fight over the Thirteenth Amendment
― Who Freed the Slaves?: The Fight over the Thirteenth Amendment
Polls
John Quincy Adams
This poll will examine the choices for the John Quincy Adams reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.
This selection will begin January 9, 2012 and will continue for three - four months - depending upon the length of the selection. The Bill Clinton selection will take a long time so rather than begin this selection around Christmas or other important religious or family holidays, we are waiting until January 9, 2012 to begin the John Quincy Adams selection.
This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.
We have added all of the books nominated on the John Quincy Adams thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the John Quincy Adams's books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if that is ever the case - I always add both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Quincy Adam's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself and some may be about other relationships or focused on specific issues during his life or presidency.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
Bentley
Note: Be careful when making your selection: a great many of these books have the same title (John Quincy Adams) so be careful to make the right choice.
This poll will examine the choices for the John Quincy Adams reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.
This selection will begin January 9, 2012 and will continue for three - four months - depending upon the length of the selection. The Bill Clinton selection will take a long time so rather than begin this selection around Christmas or other important religious or family holidays, we are waiting until January 9, 2012 to begin the John Quincy Adams selection.
This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.
We have added all of the books nominated on the John Quincy Adams thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the John Quincy Adams's books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if that is ever the case - I always add both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Quincy Adam's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself and some may be about other relationships or focused on specific issues during his life or presidency.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
Bentley
Note: Be careful when making your selection: a great many of these books have the same title (John Quincy Adams) so be careful to make the right choice.
Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress by Joseph Wheelan
by Joseph Wheelan
by Joseph Wheelan
The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum: The Smithsonian by Nina Burleigh
by Nina Burleigh
by Nina Burleigh
Memoirs of John Quincy Adams: Comprising Portions of His Diary from 1795 to 1848. Volume I by John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
The Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Election of 1828 (Pivotal Moments in American History by Lynn Hudson Parsons
by Lynn Hudson Parsons
by Lynn Hudson Parsons
Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States by William Lee Miller
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William Lee Miller
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William Lee Miller
Vindicating Andrew Jackson: The 1828 Election and the Rise of the Two-Party System by Donald B. Cole
by Donald B. Cole
by Donald B. Cole
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy by Samuel Flagg Bemis
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy by Samuel Flagg Bemis
Note: There is no bookcover available.
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy by Samuel Flagg Bemis
Note: There is no bookcover available.
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