James Truslow Adams (1878–1949)
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The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 1: The Rise of the Union (1932) 32 Exemplare
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 2: A Half-Century of Expansion (1933) 31 Exemplare
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 3: Civil War and Reconstruction (1933) 26 Exemplare
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 4: America and World Power (1933) 22 Exemplare
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 5: The Record of 1933-1941 (1934) 14 Exemplare
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 6: The Record of 1942-1948 (1949) 9 Exemplare
Amerikas saga 2 Exemplare
Album of American history Volume VI: 1953-1968 2 Exemplare
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 8: The Record of 1956-1966 (1956) 2 Exemplare
Memorials of Old Bridgehampton 2 Exemplare
The American Dream 1 Exemplar
Big Business in a Democracy 1 Exemplar
An American Looks at the British Empire 1 Exemplar
History of american life 1 Exemplar
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- 1949-05-18
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- New York, New York, USA
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- Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
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- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1923)
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Massachusetts Historical Society
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- Pulitzer Prize (History, 1922)
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- 1878 - Born on the 18th of October in Brooklyn, New York.
1898 - He took his bachelor's degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
1900 - He received his masters degree from Yale University.
1912 - He entered investment banking, being in the employ of a New York Stock Exchange member firm.
1917 - He served with Colonel House on President Wilson's commission to prepare data for the Paris
Peace Conference.
1918 - He was a Captain in the Military Intelligence division of the General Staff, US Army.
- He was selected for the US delegation to the Paris Peace Conference.
- He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, serving as both chancellor and
treasurer of that organization.
1949 - He died on the 18th of May.
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The Epic of America von James Truslow Adams
Mr. Adams, apparently, coined the phrase "the American Dream," and his 1931 text is the first place the now hackneyed phrase appears in print as a freighted concept implying security, safety, healthy nuclear families and home-ownership. This claim may be in error, but I have found nothing that contradicts it.
The Epilogue states that Charles Francis Adams III, "is head of the family & Secretary of that Navy which was founded by John." The book was published in 1930, during the great depression! I wonder how many of John Adams' descendants are alive today & what are they doing?
Finally! this is a history resource book, not really a reading for pleasure book. Because it was published in 1927, I didn't read the last chapter "Critical Essay on Authorities"...There are probably a lot newer ones. It covers over 70 years, so goes back & forth over certain topics, like how the Northern & Southern colonies compared at different times during the period. It mentions the Treaty of Utrecht (which I've never heard of) & it's effects on colonization. I didn't like that the term "capitalist" seemed to equate with "dirty rotten cheater that took advantage of everyone & every situation, especially any political advantage it could find." I think that better describes the Democrats now, but not my definition of capitalist.… (mehr)
This is a great resource for studying early American History, maps start with the "Discovery of America" & follow her history to 1912, when Arizona & New Mexico were admitted to the Union. I can see this being a great help to those who understand graphs & maps better than the printed word!
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