America's Rise and Fall among Nations. Lessons in Statecraft from John Quincy Adams, Hardback - Angelo M. Codevilla

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): M RamsinghaniNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 235 x 27Cover type: HardbackRed...

Reducere. A patriot by birth, John Quincy Adams's destiny was foreordained. He was not only The Greatest Traveler of His Age, but his country's most gifted l...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1809, President James Madison appointed John Quincy Adams as America's first ambassador to Russia. Leaving his oldest son behind in A...

Reducere. A provocative new book that shows us why we must put American history firmly in a global context--from 1492 to todayAmericans like to tell their co...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Paul C. NagelJohn Quincy Adams was raised, educated, and groomed to be President, following in the footsteps of his father,...

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A leading expert's exploration of the past, present and future of public monuments in AmericaPublisher: WW Norton & CoAuthor(s): Erin L. ThompsonIl...

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With more than two hundred photographs - many rarely seen and some never before published - this is the most comprehensive collection of Ansel Adam...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Jacob L. VigdorNumber of pages: 232Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 235 x 159 x 27Cover type: HardbackRe...

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The compelling story of what really happened inside the famous prison walls of the Narcotic Farm.Illustrations: 141 b&w photos

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Reducere. Ed Norris' career arc was dazzling.He spent 20 years as a crime-fighting savant with the New York Police Department, rising from beat cop to deputy...

Reducere. The 1828 presidential election, which pitted Major General Andrew Jackson against incumbent John Quincy Adams, has long been hailed as a watershed ...

The Rise and Fall of Democracy Promotion in US Foreign Policy employs a Transformational Change framework to understand US democracy promotion from...

Tells the little known story of the contribution of Texas A&M University to early aviation in World War I. Through painstaking research - using uni...

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): James M. LangNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 236 x 161 x 31Cover type: HardbackRed...

The job of the President of the United States is one of the most difficult in the world. But for a brief time each year at Christmas, the Commander...

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Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): John Rennie ShortNumber of pages: 182Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 235 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

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Before World War I, the government reaction to labor dissent had been local, ad hoc, and quasi-military. Sheriffs, mayors, or governors would deput...

The most powerful dynasty behind the throne of Anglo-Saxon England, shedding new light on events such as the Battle of Hastings.Publisher: Amberley...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): John FootNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 242 x 41Cover type: HardbackRed...

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In the Fall of 1949, a series of international events shattered the notion that the United States would return to its traditional small peacetime m...

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