Currency, Exchange Rates & Costs in the 19th Century - Shannon Selin
What could you get for your money 200 years ago?| Shannon Selin
What could you get for your money 200 years ago?| Shannon Selin
In 1821, after years of obsessive work, John Quincy Adams produced a Report Upon Weights and Measures. He thought it would be his most important literary accomplishment.| Shannon Selin
Beginning at age 50, 6th US President John Quincy Adams went swimming almost every summer in the Potomac River in Washington, DC. Once he nearly drowned.| Shannon Selin
A John Quincy Adams portrait at Harvard University features a head by Gilbert Stuart and body by Thomas Sully. Here's how that happened.| Shannon Selin
Sixth US President John Quincy Adams was inaugurated on March 4, 1825. Relatively unpopular, Adams tried to heal electoral divisions in his inaugural address.| Shannon Selin
Every New Year’s Day, 6th US President John Quincy Adams offered his reflections on the past year. Here is a sample of his New Year’s Day musings.| Shannon Selin
The presidential election of 1824 was marked by a bitter campaign and an outcome that had to be decided by the House of Representatives.| Shannon Selin
Born in London, Louisa Adams had European polish and charm.| Shannon Selin
Though critical of Napoleon, John Quincy Adams had a sneaking admiration for the French Emperor, especially compared to the hereditary rulers of Europe.| Shannon Selin
In April 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was sent into exile on Elba. Ten months later, he regained the French crown. How did Napoleon escape from Elba?| Shannon Selin
What if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United States in 1821?| Shannon Selin
Things you might not know about America's sixth president| Shannon Selin
Virginie's story was popular, but was it true?| Shannon Selin
John Quincy Adams met the witty French writer Madame de Staël in Russia in 1812 and in France in 1815. He admired her eloquence more than her logic.| Shannon Selin
