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Untangling the private feelings, ambitions, and fears of early Americans through their personal writings from the Revolution to the Civil War.Modern readers of history and biography unite around a seemingly straightforward question: What did it feel like to live in the past? In Longing for Connection, historian Andrew Burstein attempts to answer this question with a vigorous, nuanced emotional history of the United States from its founding to ...

In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, leaving behind a series of mysteries that captured the imaginations of historical investigators-an interest rekindled by the recent revelation that he fathered a child by Sally Hemmings, a woman he legally...

In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, leaving behind a series of mysteries that captured the imaginations of historical investigators-an interest rekindled by the recent revelation that he fathered a child by Sally Hemmings, a woman he legally...

In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, leaving behind a series of mysteries that captured the imaginations of historical investigators-an interest rekindled by the recent revelation that he fathered a child by Sally Hemmings, a woman he legally...

In the twenty-first century, precious little has been written about America's first professional author, Washington Irving, who was one of the most well-known and highly esteemed writers of the nineteenth century. Rip Van Winkle's Republic marks a rediscovery and reassessment of this marvelous author of social satire and fabled tales of the past. It evaluates Irving's mind, his unique take on the human condition, and the new understandings of ...

Der einflussreichste Verbrecher der USA: Al CaponeDie USA erleben den Aufstieg eines weiteren großen Gangster-Syndikats. Unabhängig von den Entwicklungen der New Yorker Mafia bilden sich in Chicago ebenfalls kriminelle Vereinigungen. Früh setzt sich der gerissene und skrupellose Gangster Johnny Torrio an die Spitze der Mafia in Chicago, die landesweit nur "The Outfit" genannt wird. Dabei nimmt er einen Mann unter seine Fittiche, der schon bald...

Der einflussreichste Verbrecher der USA: Al CaponeDie USA erleben den Aufstieg eines weiteren großen Gangster-Syndikats. Unabhängig von den Entwicklungen der New Yorker Mafia bilden sich in Chicago ebenfalls kriminelle Vereinigungen. Früh setzt sich der gerissene und skrupellose Gangster Johnny Torrio an die Spitze der Mafia in Chicago, die landesweit nur "The Outfit" genannt wird. Dabei nimmt er einen Mann unter seine Fittiche, der schon bald...

Der Aufstieg der Mafia in New York beginnt in den 20er Jahren:Die Freunde Luciano, Costello, Lansky, Siegel und Genovese aus armen Einwandererfamilien boxen sich als Drogenschmuggler und Auftragskiller ganz nach oben. Der Anführer der Truppe ist Charles Luciano, genannt "Lucky" - der Glückliche. Seinen Spitznamen bekam er, nachdem er einen eigentlich tödlichen Messerangriff überlebt. Eine Legende war geboren und Luciano sollte es zum größten G...

Der Aufstieg der Mafia in New York beginnt in den 20er Jahren:Die Freunde Luciano, Costello, Lansky, Siegel und Genovese aus armen Einwandererfamilien boxen sich als Drogenschmuggler und Auftragskiller ganz nach oben. Der Anführer der Truppe ist Charles Luciano, genannt "Lucky" - der Glückliche. Seinen Spitznamen bekam er, nachdem er einen eigentlich tödlichen Messerangriff überlebt. Eine Legende war geboren und Luciano sollte es zum größten G...

A study of the third president of the United States, this text examines 70 years of letters and private accounts, providing an insight into the contradictions that surround Jefferson. The author recreates the world of the 18th century to demonstrate his subject's position within it.

[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination."-The Dallas Morning News The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson's genius overshadowing James Madison's judgment and common sense. But in this revelatory book about their crucial partnership, both are seen as men of their t...

Who owns Thomas Jefferson - the Left or the Right? The unknowable yet irresistible third president has had a tortuous afterlife, and he remains a fixture in today's culture wars. The Jefferson scholar Andrew Burstein lays out the case for both "Democrat” and "Republican” Jefferson as he interrogates history's greatest shape-shifter, the founder who has inspired perhaps the strongest popular emotions.

In political speech, Thomas Jefferson is the eternal flame. No other member of the founding generation has served the agendas of both Left and Right with greater vigour. So, who owns Jefferson? Andrew Burstein lays out the case for both "Democrat” and "Republican” Jefferson as he interrogates history's greatest shape-shifter, the founder who has inspired perhaps the strongest popular emotions.

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In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics.

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Two hundred years after Washington Irving became a household name in America, it is time to rediscover him

The provocative interpretation of American political rhetoric Americans like to use words of sentiment and sympathy, passion and power, to explain their democracy. In a provocative new work, Andrew Burstein examines the metaphorically rich language which Americans developed to express their guiding principle: that the New World would improve upon the Old. In journals, letters, speeches, and books, an impassioned rhetoric of "feeling" set the ...

In America's Jubilee distinguished historian Andrew Burstein presents an engrossing narrative that takes us back to a pivotal year in American history, 1826, when the reins of democracy were being passed from the last Revolutionary War heroes to a new generation of leaders.Through brilliant sketches of selected individuals and events, Burstein creates an evocative portrait of the hopes and fears of Americans fifty years after the Revolution. W...