The Shackles of Power

By John Dos Passos

Subjects: 1826, 1836, MADISON, JAMES, 1751, HISTORY, UNITED STATES, MONROE, JAMES, 1758, ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY, 1767, JEFFERSON, THOMAS, 1743, Histology, History, 1848

Description: An historical narrative of the early United Sates as dominated and influenced by Jefferson, Monroe, Madison, and John Quincy Adams. Pictures the first quarter of the 19th century as abounding in both patriots and scoundrels-enough to make for fascinating reading.