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Jefferson's Second Revolution

The Election Crisis of 1800 and the Triumph of Republicanism

by Susan Dunn ...

An "excellent" history of the tumultuous early years of American government, and a constitutional crisis sparked by the Electoral College ( Booklist).In the election of 1800, Federalist incumbent John Adams, and the elitism he represented, faced Republican Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson defeated Adams but, through a quirk in Electoral College balloting, tied with his own running mate, Aaron Burr. A ... Read more

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An "excellent" history of the tumultuous early years of American government, and a constitutional crisis sparked by the Electoral College ( Booklist).In the election of 1800, Federalist incumbent John Adams, and the elitism he represented, faced Republican Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson defeated Adams but, through a quirk in Electoral College balloting, tied with his own running mate, Aaron Burr. A
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Sister Revolutions

French Lightning, American Light

by Susan Dunn ...

"A keen and judicious meditation on the two great revolutions that created the modern world—what they had in common and where and why they diverged." —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Pulitzer Prize–winning authorIn 1790, the American diplomat and politician Gouverneur Morris compared the French and American Revolutions, saying that the French "have taken Genius instead of Reason for their guide, adopted ... Read more

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"A keen and judicious meditation on the two great revolutions that created the modern world—what they had in common and where and why they diverged." —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Pulitzer Prize–winning authorIn 1790, the American diplomat and politician Gouverneur Morris compared the French and American Revolutions, saying that the French "have taken Genius instead of Reason for their guide, adopted
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1940

FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election amid the Storm

by Susan Dunn ...

A history of the 1940 U.S. presidential election, when bitterly divided Americans debated the fate of the nation and the world.In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency—Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie—found themselves on the ... Read more

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A history of the 1940 U.S. presidential election, when bitterly divided Americans debated the fate of the nation and the world.In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency—Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie—found themselves on the
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A Blueprint for War

FDR and the Hundred Days that Mobilized America

by Susan Dunn ...

Series series The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series
" Dunn shows how FDR's Third Hundred Days were critical to overcoming isolationism and rebuilding American leadership in an age of global turmoil." (E.J. Dionne Jr., New York Times bestselling co-author of One Nation After Trump)In the cold winter months that followed Franklin Roosevelt's election in November 1940 to an unprecedented third term in the White House, he confronted a worldwide ... Read more

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" Dunn shows how FDR's Third Hundred Days were critical to overcoming isolationism and rebuilding American leadership in an age of global turmoil." (E.J. Dionne Jr., New York Times bestselling co-author of One Nation After Trump)In the cold winter months that followed Franklin Roosevelt's election in November 1940 to an unprecedented third term in the White House, he confronted a worldwide
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Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell

Their Lives, Friendship and Writings

by Susan Dunne ...

Two renowned writers form a powerful bond that reshaped nineteenth‑century literary perception and enduringly influenced Charlotte Brontë’s legacy.Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell shared one of the most remarkable literary friendships of the 19th century, one that ultimately led to the creation of one of the most controversial literary biographies ever written. The Life of Charlotte Brontë ... Read more

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Two renowned writers form a powerful bond that reshaped nineteenth‑century literary perception and enduringly influenced Charlotte Brontë’s legacy.Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell shared one of the most remarkable literary friendships of the 19th century, one that ultimately led to the creation of one of the most controversial literary biographies ever written. The Life of Charlotte Brontë
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The Three Roosevelts

Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America

by James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn ...

An "immensely interesting" account of how Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor led the United States through some of its most turbulent decades (David McCullough).The Three Roosevelts is the extraordinary political biography of the intertwining lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who emerged from the closed society of New York's Knickerbocker elite to become the most prominent American ... Read more

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An "immensely interesting" account of how Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor led the United States through some of its most turbulent decades (David McCullough).The Three Roosevelts is the extraordinary political biography of the intertwining lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who emerged from the closed society of New York's Knickerbocker elite to become the most prominent American
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George Washington

The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797

by James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn ...

Series series The American Presidents
A premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president.Revolutionary hero, founding president, and first citizen of the young republic, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time, a man whose image today is the result of the careful grooming of his public persona to include the themes of ... Read more

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A premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president.Revolutionary hero, founding president, and first citizen of the young republic, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time, a man whose image today is the result of the careful grooming of his public persona to include the themes of
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Dominion of Memories

Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia

by Susan Dunn ...

For decades, the Commonwealth of Virginia led the nation. The premier state in population, size, and wealth, it produced a galaxy of leaders: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Mason, Marshall. Four of the first five presidents were Virginians. And yet by the middle of the nineteenth century, Virginia had become a byword for slavery, provincialism, and poverty. What happened? In her ... Read more

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For decades, the Commonwealth of Virginia led the nation. The premier state in population, size, and wealth, it produced a galaxy of leaders: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Mason, Marshall. Four of the first five presidents were Virginians. And yet by the middle of the nineteenth century, Virginia had become a byword for slavery, provincialism, and poverty. What happened? In her
... Read more
Roosevelt’s Purge

How FDR Fought to Change the Democratic Party

by Susan Dunn ...

In his first term in office, Franklin Roosevelt helped pull the nation out of the Great Depression with his landmark programs. In November 1936, every state except Maine and Vermont voted enthusiastically for his reelection. But then the political winds shifted. Not only did the Supreme Court block some of his transformational experiments, but he also faced serious opposition within his own party. ... Read more

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In his first term in office, Franklin Roosevelt helped pull the nation out of the Great Depression with his landmark programs. In November 1936, every state except Maine and Vermont voted enthusiastically for his reelection. But then the political winds shifted. Not only did the Supreme Court block some of his transformational experiments, but he also faced serious opposition within his own party.
... Read more
Anna of Denmark and Henrietta Maria

Virgins, Witches, and Catholic Queens

by Susan Dunn-Hensley ...

Series series History (R0)
This book examines how early Stuart queens navigated their roles as political players and artistic patrons in a culture deeply conflicted about the legitimacy of female authority. Anna of Denmark and Henrietta Maria both employed powerful female archetypes such as Amazons and the Virgin Mary in court performances. Susan Dunn-Hensley analyzes how darker images of usurping, contaminating women, ... Read more

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This book examines how early Stuart queens navigated their roles as political players and artistic patrons in a culture deeply conflicted about the legitimacy of female authority. Anna of Denmark and Henrietta Maria both employed powerful female archetypes such as Amazons and the Virgin Mary in court performances. Susan Dunn-Hensley analyzes how darker images of usurping, contaminating women,
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A Blueprint for War

FDR and the Hundred Days That Mobilized America

by Susan Dunn ...

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In the cold winter months that followed Franklin Roosevelt’s election in November 1940 to an unprecedented third term in the White House, he confronted a worldwide military and moral catastrophe. Almost all the European democracies had fallen under the ruthless onslaught of the Nazi army and air force. Great Britain stood alone, a fragile bastion between Germany and American immersion in war. In ... Read more

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In the cold winter months that followed Franklin Roosevelt’s election in November 1940 to an unprecedented third term in the White House, he confronted a worldwide military and moral catastrophe. Almost all the European democracies had fallen under the ruthless onslaught of the Nazi army and air force. Great Britain stood alone, a fragile bastion between Germany and American immersion in war. In
... Read more

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The Deaths of Louis XVI

Regicide and the French Political Imagination

by Susan Dunn ...

Series series Literature in History
The public beheading of Louis XVI was a unique and troubling event that scarred French collective memory for two centuries. To Jacobins, the king's decapitation was the people's coronation. To royalists, it was deicide. Nineteenth-century historians considered it an alarming miscalculation, a symbol of the Terror and the moral bankruptcy of the Revolution. By the twentieth century, Camus judged ... Read more

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The public beheading of Louis XVI was a unique and troubling event that scarred French collective memory for two centuries. To Jacobins, the king's decapitation was the people's coronation. To royalists, it was deicide. Nineteenth-century historians considered it an alarming miscalculation, a symbol of the Terror and the moral bankruptcy of the Revolution. By the twentieth century, Camus judged
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