John Adams : revolutionary writings 1775-1783 / Gordon Wood, editor.
2011
E302 .A2652 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
John Adams : revolutionary writings 1775-1783 / Gordon Wood, editor.
Author
Adams, John, 1735-1826.
ISBN
9781598530902
1598530909
1598530909
Imprint
New York : Library of America, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xxi, 811 p. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
E302 .A2652 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.3092
Summary
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Wood, Gordon S.
Series
Library of America ; 214.
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Table of Contents
The Continental Congress, 1775-1777
Commissioner to France and framer of the Massachusetts constitution, 1778-1779
Peace negotiator with Britain and minister to the Netherlands, 1779-1783
Selections from the autobiography.
Commissioner to France and framer of the Massachusetts constitution, 1778-1779
Peace negotiator with Britain and minister to the Netherlands, 1779-1783
Selections from the autobiography.