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John Adams and the founding of the Republic / edited by Richard Alan Ryerson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Massachusetts Historical Society studies in American history and culture ; no. 6.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, John, 1735-1826.
- Adams, John.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Political and social views.
- United States.
- Adams, John, 1735-1826--Political and social views.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 294 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Massachusetts Historical Society : Distributed by Northeastern University Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- John Adams and the Founding of the Republic: An Introduction / Richard Alan Ryerson 1
- Adams as Lawyer and Citizen
- John Adams and the Massachusetts Provincial Elite / William Pencak 43
- Before Fame: Young John Adams and Thomas Jefferson / John E. Ferling 72
- Adams as Diplomat
- John Adams and the "Bolder Plan" / Gregg L. Lint 105
- Adams in Waiting
- In the Shadow of Washington: John Adams as Vice President / Jack D. Warren, Jr. 117
- The Presidential Election of 1796 / Joanne B. Freeman 142
- Adams as President
- The Disenchantment of a Radical Whig: John Adams Reckons with Free Speech / Richard D. Brown 171
- "Splendid Misery": Abigail Adams as First Lady / Edith B. Gelles 186
- Adams's Political Thought
- John Adams and the Science of Politics / C. Bradley Thompson 237
- Presidents as Historians: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson / Herbert Sloan 266.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0934909784
- OCLC:
- 45505967
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