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Samuel Adams : the life of an American revolutionary / John K. Alexander.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alexander, John K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
- Adams, Samuel.
- United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers--Biography.
- United States.
- Politicians--United States--Biography.
- Politicians.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (433 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Campus eBookstore Inc - CEI, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This full-life biography includes analysis of Adams's education, political philosophy, religious attitudes, social values, and family relationships. While his extraordinary role in achieving American independence is closely analyzed, the post-independence period, including his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, is not neglected. The core theme is that Adams was unflinchingly committed to promoting and defending republican constitutions and ideals. He wanted the revolutionary generation to bequeath a land of liberty and equality to the nation's posterity.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; PREFACE; Ch01. THE FAILURE OF PROMISE; Ch02. THE PEOPLE SHALL BE HEARD; Ch03. THE LURKING SERPENT; Ch04. THE POLITICS OF PRINCIPLE; Ch05. THE GREAT INCENDIARY CONFRONTS THE QUIET PERIOD; Ch06. BRITAIN MISCALCULATES AND THE GREAT INCENDIARY STRIKES; Ch07. THE HELMSMAN OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; Ch08. "ZEALOUS IN THE GREAT CAUSE": WINNING INDEPENDENCE; Ch09. "THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY": THE MASSACHUSETTS SCENE; Ch10. "AN IDOLATER OF REPUBLICANISM" AND THE NATION'S CONSTITUTION; Ch11. "THE CONSISTENT REPUBLICAN" IN THE TURBULENT 1790's; EPILOGUE: "THE PATRIARCH OF LIBERTY"
- ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT TITLES NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-399) and index.
- Print Version Record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8182-871-4
- 9798765179864
- 1-283-03091-8
- 9786613030917
- 0-7425-7035-5
- OCLC:
- 712644027
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