Charles Francis Adam 1807-1885
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- Synopsis
- This is Martin Duberman's biography of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), grandson of John Adams, son of John Quincy Adams and Louise Johnson. Charles Francis Adams served in the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of Massachusetts from 1859 to 1861, just prior to the Civil War and was an envoy to the United Kingdom during and after that war. He was noted for his upright character, his participation along with Secretary Seward in treaty negotiations with England regarding financial damages to the North, and compiled the papers and wrote a biography of his grandfather. Duberman's book was first published in 1961 and then reissued by Stanford University in 1968. MARTIN DUBERMAN is Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, at City University of New York, where he founded and directed the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. He is the author of numerous histories, biographies, memoirs, essays, plays, and novels, which include Cures: A Gay Man's Odyssey, Paul Robeson; Stonewall; Midlife Queer: Autobiography of a Decade, 1971-1981; Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community; The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein; Jews/Queers/Germans; and more than a dozen others. His biography of Charles Francis Adams won the Bancroft Prize, and his coedited anthology Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past won two Lambda Literary Awards. He won a third Lambda Award for Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of aids. Duberman received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Historical Association, as well as two honorary degrees: Doctor of Humane Letters from Amherst College, and Doctor of Letters from Columbia University. He was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
- Copyright:
- 1960
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 541 Pages
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/26/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Martin B. Duberman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Terry Gorman
- Proofread By:
- Terry Gorman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.