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The Writings of James Monroe, Volume 6

James Monroe · 1898

The sixth volume of James Monroe's collected writings, published in 1898.

This volume collects Monroe's own writings, offering his words directly rather than through later interpretation.

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Dark green book cover with a white rectangular library barcode label on the upper left, rotated vertically, printed with the number 31761 03562 0939. No title or text other than the barcode numbers is visible.
The Writings of James Monroe, Volume 6, 1898.

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This is volume six of a multi-volume collection of James Monroe's own writings, published in 1898. The book's cover shows only a library barcode, with no visible title or author text in the image provided.

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Collections like this preserve a president's own words—letters, papers, and documents—for later generations to study directly, rather than through a biographer's retelling. Having Monroe's writings gathered into volumes allows historians and students to examine his own thoughts and decisions in his own words.

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