TY - BOOK N2 - "Traces John Adams' career from his leading role in the debate over independence, [...] to his tireless efforts to establish the fledgling government of the United States and supply its army in the field, to his crucial diplomatic service in Europe [...]. It includes his highly influential 1776 pamphlet Thoughts on Government, dozens of his characteristically frank and revealing personal letters, [...] extensive diary excerpts. "--Jacket. AB - "Traces John Adams' career from his leading role in the debate over independence, [...] to his tireless efforts to establish the fledgling government of the United States and supply its army in the field, to his crucial diplomatic service in Europe [...]. It includes his highly influential 1776 pamphlet Thoughts on Government, dozens of his characteristically frank and revealing personal letters, [...] extensive diary excerpts. "--Jacket. T1 - John Adams :revolutionary writings 1775-1783 / DA - c2011. CY - New York : AU - Adams, John, AU - Wood, Gordon S. VL - 214 CN - E302 CN - E302 PB - Library of America, PP - New York : PY - c2011. ID - 350192 SN - 9781598530902 SN - 1598530909 TI - John Adams :revolutionary writings 1775-1783 / ER -