An image of Jackson from an 1845 oil painting by Thomas Sully is set inside a recess on the front of the cover. The original publisher’s brown cloth slipcase matches the boards. He describes the Arthurian Age as the starting point of future British history, for it saw the transition from Roman Britain to Great Britain, the establishment.

The original yellow dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, losses, or stains. The succession crisis started by the death of Edward the Confessor in January 1066 plunged England into chaos. A lifetimes scholarship enabled John Morris to recreate a past hitherto hidden in myth and mystery. Otherwise, the pages are clean and the boards show no other damage. The top edges of the pages have some smudges. on the front cover and gilt embossed title and author information on the spine. The original brown cloth boards have a gilt embossed facsimile signature of Arthur Schlesinger Jr. His theories and narrative are accompanied by illustrations and political cartoons throughout. Schlesinger uses the book as a platform with which to delve deeper into Jackson’s presidency and his relationship with the American people. Ī history professor at Harvard University, Schlesinger re-interpreted the American era of ‘Jacksonian Democracy.’ In this book, he analyzes the political, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the period between the 1820s and 1840s. He became well known for his detailed political biographies, including his other award-winning book A Thousand Days: John F. won a Pulitzer Prize for his work, The Age of Jackson.

The book is complete with the publisher’s slipcase and original binding.Īrthur Schlesinger, Jr. The book is not, however, exclusively about Arthur, but rather about the history of Celtic Britain during that era. The book was published by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company. The Age of Arthur (1973) was the first attempt by a professional historian to build a picture of Britain during the period 350650, when King Arthur (whom Morris accepts as an authentic historical personage) was supposed to have lived. Revised from the first edition copy of 1945, this edition was produced as part of the American Past Series and features new enhancements such as the author’s new introduction and illustrations selected by Joan Paterson Kerr. This Book of the Month Club edition by Arthur Schlesinger was published in 1989 out of New York. New introduction by the author with original boards, dust jacket, slipcase.

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