Dayla’s Reviews > History of the United States During Thomas Jefferson's Administrations (All 4 Volumes): Jefferson's Presidency: Louisiana Purchase, Embargo, Napoleonic Wars > Status Update

My first thought is that Henry Adams’ writing is much like Will and Ariel Durant’s wonderful books of history—providing one with everything from population demographics to cultural trends. Only this morning I learned a popular street sport in the earliest years of our country included street fighting—where no rules allowed for eye jamming and hitting below the belt. Really?