Project Gutenberg 2024-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 213 Adams, Henry 1838 1918 Adams, Henry Brooks Adams, Henry (Brooks) History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of James Madison $aNew York :$bCharles Scribner's Sons, $c1889. Richard Hulse, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9)" by Henry Adams is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the pivotal period of James Madison's second administration from 1813 to 1817, providing a detailed examination of the political and military events surrounding the War of 1812, particularly the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Ghent. The book offers insight into the complexities of American diplomacy and the challenges faced during a tumultuous time in early U.S. history. The opening of the book sets the stage for the unfolding diplomatic struggles as American negotiators, including key figures like Albert Gallatin, John Quincy Adams, and James Madison himself, engage with British officials to secure peace amid escalating hostilities. The narrative describes the tense atmosphere in both America and Britain leading up to the peace negotiations, highlighting the myriad challenges that negotiators faced, such as public sentiment, internal rivalries, and diverging national interests. The emerging themes of personal rivalry among the commissioners and the larger geopolitical stakes of the war play a crucial role as the American leadership seeks to navigate these treacherous waters in their quest for a sustainable peace. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds01adamuoft 20190421132255adams 1889 US Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- 1801-1809 United States -- History -- 1809-1817 E300 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 2508159 2025-07-29T08:01:04.709252 text/html 1946616 2024-05-31T14:51:22 text/html 703913 2025-07-29T08:01:42.115558 application/epub+zip 700796 2025-07-29T08:01:16.527179 application/epub+zip 642274 2025-07-29T08:01:09.484287 application/epub+zip 1330033 2025-07-29T08:01:59.180506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1027470 2025-07-29T08:01:37.160617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831172 2025-07-29T08:00:56.226353 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 811066 2024-05-31T14:51:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16567 2025-07-29T08:01:59.377479 application/rdf+xml 8053 2025-07-29T08:01:12.247220 image/jpeg 1704 2025-07-29T08:01:10.942233 image/jpeg 631591 2025-07-29T08:01:04.828301 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia