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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments and Note on the Text; Introduction: The Last Angry Man; 1. Becoming a Lawyer, 1735-1758; 2. Practicing Law, 1758-1765; 3. Becoming a Radical, 1764-1770; 4. Reconciling Idea and Inclination, 1770-1774; 5. Maneuvering Independence, 1774-1775; 6. Declaring Independence, 1775-1776; 7. Practicing Diplomacy, 1776-1780; 8. Becoming the ""Washington of Negotiation, "" 1781-1783; 9. Implementing Independence, 1783-1788; 10. Succeeding Washington, 1788-1801; 11. Outliving Enemies, 1801-1826; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L |
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Mn; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w; y |
| 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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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| SUBJECT |
Adams, John, 1735-1826 fast |
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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Presidents
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United States
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Zall, Paul M., compiler, editor
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| ISBN |
9780813149363 |
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0813149363 |
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