John Adams

by Anne Burleigh

Overview

man for the ages. John Adams, philosopher of the Revolution and early America, and participant in many of the major events of that period, strove to fi nd universal patterns in the lives of all men. His life and ideas are as pertinent to our time as they were to his own. We still ponder the nature of the unbreakable bond between liberty and law. As did Adams, we question how to relate the goal of freedom to the authority necessary in political society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351510660
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/2017
Series:	American Presidents Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	449
File size:	629 KB

About the Author

Anne Burleigh

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Introduction; I: John Adams Man of Braintree; II: The Lawyer; III: Abigail Adams; IV: Prelude to Revolution; V: Preparing The Case; VI: Trying the Case— The Verdict: Independence; VII: The Greatest Question; VIII: The Plan of Government; IX: Winning the Peace; X: The Treaty; XI: A Yankee Goes to Court; XII: The Defence; XIII: The Vice-Presidency; XIV: Discourses on Davila; XV: The Presidency; XVI: A Declaration of Independence; XVII: A Last Career