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Jeffersonians, 1801-1829

Name: Jeffersonians, 1801-1829
Author: Richard B. Morris

Richard B. Morris

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface (5:30)
I Jefferson's Administration 1801-1809. The Election and Inauguration. Margaret Bayard Smith Describes the Election and Inauguration. Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (15:42)
Burr Kills Hamilton. David Hosack Describes Hamilton's Last Hours. (7:48)
Marbury vs. Madison. Excerpts from John Marshall's Decision. (7:27)
The Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson Writes to Robert Livingston. The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Lewis' Journal. (14:54)
The Embargo Act. Washington Irving Satirizes the Embargo Act. (9:20)
II Madison's Administration 1809-1817. Madison's Inauguaration. Mrs. Smith's Report. (5:16)
The War of 1812. The Constitution defeats The Guerriere: Isaac Hull. Commodore Perry Wins a Victory on Lake Erie: Oliver Perry. The British Burn Washington: Dolly Madison. The British Burn Washington: George Gleig. The Battle of New Orleans: George Gleig. The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson. (31:50)
III James Monroe's Administration, 1817-1825.Early Days in the Mississippi Valley. A Husking Bee in Ohio: William Cooper Howells. Religion in Tennessee: Lorenzo Dow. Davy Crockett Runs for Office. Early Days in Illinois: Morris Birkbeck. (32:12)
Ominous Loomings: The Missouri Compromise, 1820. Representative Arthur Livermore Argues Against Extending Slavery. Senator James Barbour Defends Slavery. Representative James Stevens Argues for the Compromise. (12:01)
The Monroe Doctrine. Excerpts from the Monroe Doctrine. (4:45)
IV John Quincy Adams. Lighthouses in the Sky. Excerpts from Adams' First Message to Congress. (7:06)