Marie b hecht (16 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 464pp, octavo. mild soiling to front board, cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good- small tear and crease bottom front corner, covers clean, Very Good-.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Review slip laid in. (Presidents, United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. B Amer Presidents, Adams: This thick hardcover is new in partial shrinkwrap, new dj, white spine, bold black title.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particulaly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 348 pages; Description: xvi, 348 p. , [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Impressively illustrated with a series of portrait plates. Subjects: Ex-presidents --United States --History. Political parties --United States --History. Power (Social sciences) . 1 Kg.…

Zustand: good, fair. First Printing. 25 cm, 348, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper.

Hardcover. First edition. First printing [stated]. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xii, [2], 464, [2] p. Notes. Bibliography. Index. From the author's obituary posted on-line: "Marie B. Hecht was a distinguished historian and author, .Marie B. Hecht was the author of seven books, including: Aaron Burr: Portrait of an Ambitious Man with Herbert S. Parmet; Never Again: A President Runs for a Third Term with Herbert S. Parmet, John Quincy Adams: A Personal History of an Independent Man, and Odd Destiny: The Life of Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 July 12, 1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the nation's financial system, the founder of the Federalist Party, the world's first voter-based political party. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington administration. Hamilton took the lead in the funding of the states' debts by the Federal government. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Previous owner's label on fep. Minor page soiling noted.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. 8vo. [11], xii, [2], 1-464, [2] pp. Light yellow paper over boards quarter-bound in dark yellow cloth with red metallic lettering on the spine. Price of $19.95 on front jacket flap. Notes, bibliography, index.

Hardcover. First printing. Octavo, xii, 306 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket in mylar; slight edge wear. Price unclipped: "$6.95". Boards in blue cloth. Text block has red tinted top edge; bookplate on front pastedown. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409519. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 681 pages. 9.25x6.50x2.25 inches. In Stock.

1st edition. Describes fully "Burr's heroic deeds in the Revolutionary War, his debut and success as a politician, his scandal-clouded term a Vice-President under Jefferson, his feud and famous duel with Alexander Hamilton, his abortive attempt to start a secession movement in the western states, his trial for treason and escape to Europe, his eventual return to America, and his bizarre second marriage to a notorious woman." Pp.xii/399, portrait frontispiece plus16 further pages of portrait illustrations,owner's details to front free endpaper. Black boards, dustwrapper slightly rubbed with wear to edges. VG/G+. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Printing [Stated]. 682, [6] pages. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The dust jacket has wear, tears, chips, creases and soiling. A few marginal marks and comments noted. Publisher's press release laid in. Letter from The Washington Post to John Mccoll requesting a review. Copy of the review, which may have appeared in the Post's Book World also laid in. Marie Bergenfeld Hecht was a distinguished historian and author. She was the author of seven books: Aaron Burr: Portrait of an Ambitious Man with Herbert S. Parmet; Never Again: A President Runs for a Third Term with Herbert S. Parmet, John Quincy Adams: A Personal History of an Independent Man, Beyond the Presidency: The Residues of Power; The Women, Yes! with Joan Berbrich, et al; Odd Destiny: The Life of Alexander Hamilton; and The Church on the Hill: The First Hundred Years of All Saints Church, Great Neck, New York. This industrious biography gives particular attention to the circumstantialities of Adams' private life -- his health, his courtship and marriage -- and to his diplomatic experience as a young man in London, the Hague, Berlin, and later St. Petersburg. His career is rendered from an Adams-eye point of view, without explicit delineation of his political perspective or analysis of political judgments, beyond a treatment of his contribution to the Monroe Doctrine and its significance. His preference for remaining above party and special interests, his independence from the Federalists, and his opposition to the slaveocracy are viewed as matters of individual integrity. This will stand as the last word on Adams' "personal history" for a long time to come. This biography of John Quincy Adams seems to be the most substantial work on the sixth president. Hecht was the author of six other books including works on Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. In Hecht's biography, she clearly shows her fondness for John Quincy Adams and his long (though sometimes unpopular) legacy of public service. But this is no hagiography, for as much as Hecht touts Adams as a successful diplomat, a committed abolitionist and a brilliant thinker, she does not hesitate to also portray him as an oldest son raised for greatness constantly seeking his parents' approval for his deeds who was never quite able to "fit in" socially with his peers. She describes an often crotchety, opinionated and stubborn man who worked diligently in the trenches and, once elected to the nation's highest office, suffered a relatively unpopular presidency due to a combination of "wrong place, wrong time" and an unwillingness to forcefully use presidential power to further his causes. But he did not simply disappear post-presidency; instead, he became an indefatigable presence and constant force in Congress until his death (in the US Capitol building itself). John Quincy Adams's life is thoroughly described from beginning to end and Hecht outlines his multitude of personal and professional successes -as well as his notable failures. While carefully laying key facts of his life on the table, she leaves it to the reader to draw meaningful conclusions. The only big-picture theme one takes from this biography is that of John Quincy Adams's unfailing devotion to his country, at significant expense to his relationship with his own political party. The biography was generally well-paced and only seemed to slow meaningfully during his years as Monroe's Secretary of State. Overall, Marie Hecht's "John Quincy Adams" provides a thorough introduction to the sixth president. This biography humanized him nicely and methodically summarized his numerous accomplishments. It is an informative and interesting review and assessment of John Quincy Adams's rather unique and interesting life. Herbert S. Parmet (Author photograph) (illustrator).…