The Portable John AdamsPenguin, 29 iun. 2004 - 576 pagini In addition to being an uncompromising defender of liberty, esteemed diplomat, and successor to George Washington, John Adams was a passionate and prolific writer. Adams biographer John Patrick Diggins gathers an impressive variety of his works in this compact, original volume, including parts of his diary and autobiography, and selections from his rich correspondence with this wife, Abigail, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The Portable John Adams also features his most important political works: “A Dissertation on Canon and Feudal Law,” “Thoughts on Government,” “A Defense of Constitutions,” “Novanglus,” and “Discources in Davila.” There is no finer introduction to the protean genius of this seminal American philosopher. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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... French criticisms of America's constitutional system, state and national, came a four-volume treatise defending it. Mercy Otis Warren, his old friend, and an even closer friend to his wife, Abigail, couldn't believe that the former ...
... French criticisms of America's constitutional system, state and national, came a four-volume treatise defending it. Mercy Otis Warren, his old friend, and an even closer friend to his wife, Abigail, couldn't believe that the former ...
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... French critics also misunderstood Adams, and so do some contemporary historians and readers. Adams stood accused of being a closet monarchist, an elitist who had allowed himself to be seduced by the trappings of royalty. Jefferson ...
... French critics also misunderstood Adams, and so do some contemporary historians and readers. Adams stood accused of being a closet monarchist, an elitist who had allowed himself to be seduced by the trappings of royalty. Jefferson ...
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... French revolutions as distinct, and the treaty once made between the two countries was now regarded as abrogated, since America had been allied with a monarchist regime that no longer existed. The delicate subject of relations with ...
... French revolutions as distinct, and the treaty once made between the two countries was now regarded as abrogated, since America had been allied with a monarchist regime that no longer existed. The delicate subject of relations with ...
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... French Revolution shortly afterward, Adams appeared as an older man on the conservative right, more concerned about defending property rights and valuing social order and less convinced of the prospect of self-government without checks ...
... French Revolution shortly afterward, Adams appeared as an older man on the conservative right, more concerned about defending property rights and valuing social order and less convinced of the prospect of self-government without checks ...
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... French Revolution, or even preceded it, since in some respects he predicted the disastrous outcome of the Revolution before it broke out in the summer of 1789. In the United States the leading champions of the French Revolution were ...
... French Revolution, or even preceded it, since in some respects he predicted the disastrous outcome of the Revolution before it broke out in the summer of 1789. In the United States the leading champions of the French Revolution were ...
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DIARY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS Chapter 3 EARLIEST WRITINGS | |
A DISSERTATION ON CANON AND FEUDAL LAW Chapter 5 THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT Chapter 6NOVANGLUS Chapter 7 A DEFEN... | |
DISCOURSES ON DAVILA Chapter 9 CORRESPONDENCE WITH ROGER SHERMAN AND JOHN TAYLOR | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON | |
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