Adams on Adams / selected and edited by Paul M. Zall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Contributor:

Zall, Paul M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Adams, John.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After more than two hundred years in the shadows of Washington and Jefferson, John Adams enjoys fame as one of our top presidents. Of unprepossessing appearance and feisty temperament, he expressed his personal feelings in copious correspondence and public documents along with two unfinished autobiographies.Paul M. Zall draws from Adams's own letters, diaries, notes and autobiographies to create a fresh portrait. Adams's writings, both public and private, trace his rise from country lawyer to the nation's highest office by the sheer force of his personality. Lacking the advantages of money, co

Contents:

Becoming a lawyer, 1735-1758

Practicing law, 1758-1765

Becoming a radical, 1764-1770

Reconciling idea and inclination, 1770-1774

Maneuvering independence, 1774-1775

Declaring independence, 1775-1776

Practicing diplomacy, 1776-1780

Being the Washington of negotiation, 1781-1783

Implementing independence, 1783-1788

Succeeding Washington, 1788-1801

Outliving enemies, 1801-1826.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-9265-X

0-8131-4936-3

OCLC:

933515851