James Truslow Adams (1878–1949)
Auteur de The Epic of America
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Œuvres de James Truslow Adams
Album of American history Volume I: Colonial Period (1943) — Directeur de publication — 51 exemplaires
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 1: The Rise of the Union (1932) 32 exemplaires
Album of American History: Complete Six Volume Set (1961) — Directeur de publication — 31 exemplaires
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 2: A Half-Century of Expansion (1933) 31 exemplaires
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 3: Civil War and Reconstruction (1933) 26 exemplaires
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 4: America and World Power (1933) 22 exemplaires
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 5: The Record of 1933-1941 (1934) 14 exemplaires
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 6: The Record of 1942-1948 (1949) 9 exemplaires
Album of American history Volume I & II: Colonial Period to 1853 (1981) — Directeur de publication — 4 exemplaires
Amerikas saga 2 exemplaires
Album of American history Volume VI: 1953-1968 2 exemplaires
The March of Democracy, a History of the United States Vol. 8: The Record of 1956-1966 (1956) 2 exemplaires
Memorials of Old Bridgehampton 2 exemplaires
The American Dream 1 exemplaire
Big Business in a Democracy 1 exemplaire
An American Looks at the British Empire 1 exemplaire
History of american life 1 exemplaire
The March of Democracy History of the United States 1 exemplaire
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- Date de naissance
- 1878-10-18
- Date de décès
- 1949-05-18
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Southport, Connecticut, USA - Études
- Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Yale University - Professions
- banker
Historian
Writer - Organisations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1923)
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Massachusetts Historical Society
American Antiquarian Society
American Historical Association
American Philosophical Society - Prix et distinctions
- Pulitzer Prize (History, 1922)
- Courte biographie
- 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 par 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.… (plus d'informations)
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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- Œuvres
- 67
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 1,100
- Popularité
- #23,362
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 56