... in author's text, 460n9; mentioned, 439n45 Letters to the Boston Patriot (1809–12). See under Adams, John: writings of Lexington, Mass.: battle of, as chronological marker, 124, 127, 130, 152, 182, 198, 199, 204, 205, 240, 245, 369, 408 ...

In Craig Fehrman’s groundbreaking work of history, Author in Chief, the story of America’s presidents and their books opens a rich new window into presidential biography.

Bryan W. Lane. Left: The only known photograph of John and Georgiana Adams, taken in 1858. John and Georgiana loved each other to the end. Photo in author's possession. Below: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, where John and Georgiana Adams ...

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Jeffrey Meyers tells the extraordinary story of Samuel Johnson one of the most illustrious figures of English literary tradition.

This is the first book to unpack the life and character of a man whose entire oeuvre dealt with the conflict between light and dark in the human soul, tracing the defects of society back to the defects of human nature itself.

Douglas Adams will be most fondly remembered for the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series and its idiosyncratic humour.

Offering a fresh window on nineteenth century US history, as well as a more “modern” and “human” Henry Adams than ever before, The Last American Aristocrat is a “standout portrait of the man and his era” (Publishers Weekly, ...

“This amusing, sad, and heartfelt look at [Adams’s] lifeis a true gift.”—New York Post It all started when Douglas Adams demolished planet Earth in order to make way for an intergalactic expressway—and then invited everyone to ...