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The Character of John Adams by Peter Shaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shaw, Peter, 1936-
- Series:
- Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, John, 1735-1826.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (343 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Va., by the University of North Carolina Press, 1976.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The formal side of Adams is reconciled with his remarkably colorful private life by Shaw's penetrating grasp of the whole man. Considerable attention is given to his clash of wills with Franklin in Europe and his later relationship with Jefferson. The account of Adams's twenty-five years of retirement after losing the presidency resolves some of the dilemmas arising from the long career of a man who was never really suited by temperament for politics. Originally published in 1976. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; I: Ambition,: 1735-1756; II: The Way to Fame, 1757-1761; III: Farewell Politicks, 1761-1773; IV: The Atlas of Independence, 1774-1777; V: The Ambassadors, 1778-1779; VI: French and Franklinian Politicks, 1779-1782; VII: Peace, 1782-1783; VIII: The Consolations of Philosophy, 1783-1788; IX: Great Sacrifices to Union, 1789-1796; X: President John Adams, 1796-1801; XI: The Monarch of Stoney Field, 1801-1812; XII: The Garrulity of Narrative Old Age, 1813-1826; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908738-2-8
- 979-88-908738-3-5
- 0-8078-3983-3
- 1-4696-1144-9
- OCLC:
- 643735939
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