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John and Abigail Adams: Mourning Alone
Late Fall, 1776 John Adams, following a momentous time in Philadelphia, promoting, drafting and approving the Declaration of Independence, requested and was granted some leave of Congress to attend to his family and business in Massachusetts. John had been away … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams inoculation for smallpox, Abigail Adams' stillborn daughter, Adams' daughter Nabby, Adams' son Charles, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, John Adams, President John Adams, the children of Abigail Adams, the children of John Adams, The Continental Congress, US history
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The Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt 1901
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt had a quiet, somber inaugural. The Sad Circumstances Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was taking a rare family vacation at a resort in New York’s Adirondack Mountains when news came that President William McKinley had been shot … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Ansley Wilcox, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Grover Cleveland, history, Ida McKinley, John Milburn, King Edward VIII, Millard Fillmore, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Queen Victoria, the assassination of McKinley, the death of William McKinley, the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, VP Theodore Roosevelt
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Grant, Greeley and the Strange Election of 1872
The Unlikely General Ulysses S. Grant was an unlikely general. West Point educated (class of ’43), he was a middling student, and other than his fine horsemanship, there was little that stood out. True, he served admirably in the War … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Background of Horace Greeley, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Horace Greeley, NY Gov Horatio Seymour, NY Tribune Editor Greeley, President Ulysses Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The election of 1872, The last months of Horace Greeley, The politics of Horace Greeley, Thurlow Weed, Ulysses S. Grant, US Civil War, US Civil war history, US history
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The Justice and the Presidents
OWH, JR Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior (1841-1935) was Massachusetts born into a solid and prosperous family. His father, OWH Senior was a physician and occasional poet, probably best known for the versifying part. As such, his son was attending Harvard when the Civil War … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Common Law" by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln visits Fort Stevens, American history, Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Author Jonathan Alter, Civil War General Horatio wright, Confederate General Jubal Early, Confederate General Robert E. Lee, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fort Stevens, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Oliver wendell Holmes Jr., President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., The American Civil War, The American Law review, Union General Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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James Buchanan: The Successful Failure
The Stellar Resume James Buchanan (1791-1867), a Pennsylvanian from mid-state, was the last President born in the 18th century. His family was large, but he was essentially a brother among a slew of sisters. Blessed with above average academic gifts, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Congressman James Buchanan, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harriet Lane, history, Jackson appoints Buchanan Minister to Russia, James Buchanan, James Knox Polk, President James Buchanan, President Pierce appoints Buchanan minister to Great Britain, President Polk names Buchanan Secretary of State, Presidential history, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Secretary of State James Buchanan, The administration of James Buchanan, US history, White House history, White House hostess Harriet Lane
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Andrew Jackson: The Road to Retirement
The Making of an Old Man In 1837, seventy was a ripe old age, and former President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was older than his years. His health had been abysmal for decades. “Born for the storm,” by his own admission, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson health problems, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Andrew Jackson, history, Jackson in New Orleans, Jackson's Hermitage Plantation, Mrs. Andrew Jackson, President Andrew Jackson, Presidential history, Rachel Donelson Jackson, The Hermitage Plantation, The poor health of Andrew Jackson, The various careers of Andrew Jackson, The youth of Andrew Jackson, US history, White House history
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Abigail Adams and The Misdirected Tea
Tea was expensive. Very expensive!! The Colonists and Tea By the time of the Boston Tea Party, tea itself was one of the most expensive commodities traded between Great Britain and her American colonies. It was more than just a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams inoculation for smallpox, American history, Elizabeth Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General George Washington, history, John Adams, Presidential history, Samuel Adams, smallpox in 1775, Taxation without Representation, The Boston Tea Party, The FIrst Continental Congress, The Sons of Liberty, US history
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John Adams and the King
John Adams was a loyal subject of the British Monarch for forty years. The American Colonies and the British Monarchs From the time the first British explorers came to America, the relationship between the colonists and their King/Queen was strong, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, John Adams, King George II, King George III, Presidential history, Queen Charlotte of England, Taxation without Representation, Taxes imposed on the British Colonies in America, The First Diplomatic Minister from the USA to Great Britain, The French and Indian War, The Seven Years' War, The Sons of Liberty, US history
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The Most Interesting American: A Book Review
When Theodore Roosevelt was about five, frail and suffering from severe asthma, his wealthy and devoted parents provided the best medical treatment money could buy. In the early 1860s, one of his medically approved treatments was smoking big black cigars … Continue reading
John Quincy and Louisa Adams: The Rouge Story
John Quincy Adams was twenty-nine when he married. His bride was twenty-three. Bride and Groom By the time John Quincy Adams was eighteen and ready to enter Harvard, he was already the most cosmopolitan young man in the country. As … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Joshua Johnson, JQA, King Frederick William III of Prussia, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Prussian Minister John Q. Adams, Queen Louise of Prussia, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history
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