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America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
by Richard Brookhiser
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Richard Brookhiser has won a wide and loyal following for his stylish, pointed, and elegant biographies of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. In "America's First Dynasty, " Brookhiser tells the story of America's longest and still greatest dynasty... (read more)

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Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life
Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life
by Natalie Dykstra
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“Natalie Dykstra writes of Clover Adamss striking photographs that they ‘defeat distances between people and make time stand still. Dykstras biography achieves the same remarkable feat, bringing us close to an inspiring if ultimately tragic... (read more)

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Adams: An American Dynasty
Adams: An American Dynasty
by Francis Russell
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THE EXTRAORDINARY SAGA OF A FAMILY THAT FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS HAS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF POLITICAL AND INTELLECTUAL POWER IN AMERICA. To imagine the United States without John and Abigail Adams and their descendants would be impossible. The... (read more)

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America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
by Richard Brookhiser
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Richard Brookhiser has won a wide and loyal following for his stylish, pointed, and elegant biographies of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. In "America's First Dynasty, " Brookhiser tells the story of America's longest and still greatest dynasty... (read more)

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Abigail Adams (09 Edition)
Abigail Adams (09 Edition)
by Holton
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The New York Times Book Review, Editors ChoiceAmerican Heritage, Best of 2009In this vivid new biography of Abigail Adams, the most illustrious woman of the founding era, Bancroft Award-winning historian Woody Holton offers a sweeping reinterpretation of... (read more)

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Adams: An American Dynasty
Adams: An American Dynasty
by Francis Russell
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The author, a noted New England historian, tells the epic story of the Adamses of Massachusetts, from John Adams to the present generation of inheritors of the family legacy who continue to serve the country.... (read more)

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Henry Adams and the Making of America
Henry Adams and the Making of America
by Garry Wills
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Bestselling author Wills showcases Henry Adams little-known but seminal studyof the early United States, and draws from it fresh insights on the paradoxesthat roil America to this day.... (read more)

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The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and Daughters
The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and Daughters
by Paul C Nagel
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From his vast storehouse of knowledge about the Adams family. Nagelpulls out the feminine threads of that tapestry to write all about the Adams women, from Abigail to daughter Nabby, from Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of John Quincy, to Clover Adams... (read more)

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Mrs. Adams in Winter (10 Edition)
Mrs. Adams in Winter (10 Edition)
by Michael O'brien
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Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of Eastern Europe, across the... (read more)

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America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
by Richard Brookhiser
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They were America's longest lasting dynasty, the closest thing to a royal family our nation has ever known. The Adamses played a leading role in America's affairs for nearly two centuries -- from John, the self-taught lawyer who rose to the highest... (read more)

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Adams Women: Abigail & Louisa Adams, Their Sisters & Daughters
Adams Women: Abigail & Louisa Adams, Their Sisters & Daughters
by Paul G Nagel
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The New York Times Book Review called Paul Nagel's highly acclaimed Descent from Glory "magnificent;" The Christian Science Monitor proclaimed it "splendid." While that book focused on the men in the Adams family, many readers--and Nagel himself--felt... (read more)

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November 1834 - June 1836, Set #3: Diary of Charles Francis Adams: Volumes 5 and 6, January 1833 - June 1836
November 1834 - June 1836, Set #3: Diary of Charles Francis Adams: Volumes 5 and 6, January 1833 - June 1836
by Charles F Adams
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A man's twenty-seventh year is "critical," according to Charles Francis Adams. And so his proved. Twenty-five at the start of these volumes, Adams had yet to embark on the public career that would mark him a statesman, but by their conclusion he had... (read more)

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Henry Adams and the Making of America
Henry Adams and the Making of America
by Garry Wills
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In Henry Adams and the Making of America, Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills makes a compelling argument for a reassessment of Henry Adams as our nations greatest historian and his History as the “nonfiction prose masterpiece of the nineteenth... (read more)

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Adams Chronicles: Four Generations of Greatness
Adams Chronicles: Four Generations of Greatness
by Jack Shepherd
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The Adams chronicles :four generations of greatness
The Adams chronicles :four generations of greatness
by Jack Shepherd
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Adams Family
Adams Family
by James Truslow Adams
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The force so much closer home :Henry Adams and the Adams family
The force so much closer home :Henry Adams and the Adams family
by Earl N Harbert
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Descent from Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family
Descent from Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family
by Paul C Nagel
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Charles Francis Adams
Charles Francis Adams
by Charles F Jr Adams
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John Adams 2 Volumes Set
John Adams 2 Volumes Set
by Page Smith
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