[Annotatie]: An eye-opening profile of the greatest historian of the nineteenth century assesses the seminal role and influence of Henry Adams on the study of history, discussing his use of archival sources, firsthand reportage, eyewitness accounts, and other techniques that transformed historical study and created a paradoxical view of American history that still informs modern-day policy. Reprint.[Inhoudsopgave]: Key to Brief CitationsixIntroduction: Reading Henry Adams Forward1Part One: The Making of an Historian1. Grandmother Louisa and the South112. Boston Historians333. Civil War Politics494. Postwar Politics725. Historical Method876. Historical Artistry104Part Two: The Making of a NationI. JEFFERSON'S TWO TERMS1. A People's History: The History, Volume One1232. Jefferson's Success: The History, Volume One1403. Reaching Out: The History, Volume Two1604. Three Foes: The History, Volume Three1865. Anything but War: The History, Volume Four216II. MADISON'S TWO TERMS1. False Dawn: The History, Volume Five2492. War: The History, Volume Six2713. Naval History: The History, Volume Six2964. The War's Second Year: The History, Volume Seven3155. The War's Third Year: The History, Volume Eight3356. Shame and Glory: The History, Volume Eight3497. Peace and Nationalism: The History, Volume Nine3668. Nation-Making: The History, Volume Nine381Epilogue395Notes405Acknowledgments427Index429
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