History of the United States of America (1801-1817): Volume 4 During the Second Administration of Thomas Jefferson 2

Henry Adams (1838–1918), journalist, novelist, and historian, was the great-grandson of John Adams and grandson of John Quincy Adams, both presidents of the United States. A professor of medieval history at Harvard whose areas of research were wide-ranging, he was deeply interested in the evolution of democracy in the United States. While Adams is best remembered for his autobiography The Education of Henry Adams (1907), for which he was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer prize, his nine-volume history of the United States during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison (1801–17), which was published 1889–91, has been hailed as one of the greatest historical works in English. Adams was an advocate of scientific history, and this monumental work adheres to its principles, considering social trends and circumstances rather than focusing on particular events. Volume 4 continues the account of the second administration of Thomas Jefferson (1805–9).

1. The 'Chesapeake' and 'Leopard'; 2. Demands and disavowals; 3. Perceval and Canning; 4. The Orders in Council; 5. No more neutrals; 6. Insults and popularity; 7. The embargo; 8. The mission of George Rose; 9. Measures of defence; 10. The rise of a British Party; 11. The enforcement of embargo; 12. The cost of embargo; 13. The Dos de Maio; 14. England's reply to the embargo; 15. Failure of embargo; 16. Perplexity and confusion; 17. Diplomacy and conspiracy; 18. General factiousness; 19. Repeal of embargo; 20. Jefferson's retirement; Index.

First published between 1889 and 1891, Henry Adams' nine-volume history of the United States during the presidential terms of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison has been hailed as one of the greatest historical works written in English. Volume 4 continues the account of Jefferson's second administration (1805-9).