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FOR reasons which many persons thought ridiculous, Mrs. Lightfoot Lee decided to pass the winter in Washington. She was in excellent health, but she said that the climate would do her good. In New York she had troops of friends, but she suddenly became eager to see again the very small number of those who lived on the Potomac. It was only to her closest intimates that she honestly acknowledged herself to be tortured by ennui. Since her husband's death, five years before, she had lost her taste for New York society; she had felt no interest in the. | Special Notice Before using and or reading any book published by you must read and accept the following conditions By using and reading any book published by it is presumed that you have accepted the following conditions BOOKYARDS goal is to promote and encourage a taste for reading in all people regardless of age. In the pursuit of this goal BOOKYARDS has created a bank of books from different sources that are intended for people of all ages including the reproduction of printed editions. Books found in BOOKYARDS E-bank are not submitted to any copyright and are therefore considered as being Public Domain in the . Any book can be copied exchanged or otherwise distributed as long as such copy exchange or distribution is not made in a lucrative purpose. All formats of all books published on BOOKYARDS are the sole and exclusive property of and cannot therefore be reproduced in any manner without the express authorization of will not be held responsible for any damage whatsoever and of any nature that can be suffered directly or indirectly by the use or download of the books published in BOOKYARDS. You can notify BOOKYARDS on typing and or other errors by writing to service@ DEMOCRACY AN AMERICAN NOVEL BY HENRY ADAMS CATEGORY LITERATURE -- NOVEL First published anonymously March 1880 and soon in various unauthorized editions. It wasn t until the 1925 edition that Adams was listed as author. Henry Adams remarked ironically as usual The wholesale piracy of Democracy was the single real triumph of my life. --it was very popular as readers tried to guess who the author was and who the characters really were. Chapters XII and XIII were originally misnumbered. Chapter I FOR reasons which many persons thought ridiculous Mrs. Lightfoot Lee decided to pass the winter in Washington. She was in excellent health but she said that the climate would do her good. In New York she had troops of .