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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... Franklin, and John Jay drafted the Paris Treaty of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War on terms favorable to America. John Adams also wrote his controversial texts on political philosophy when just elected vice president.
... Franklin, and John Jay drafted the Paris Treaty of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War on terms favorable to America. John Adams also wrote his controversial texts on political philosophy when just elected vice president.
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... Franklin's proposal for the Pennsylvania constitution that would have a unicameral legislature and more possibilities for direct democracy. Like Jefferson and Paine, the French were convinced that if their own revolution adopted Adams's ...
... Franklin's proposal for the Pennsylvania constitution that would have a unicameral legislature and more possibilities for direct democracy. Like Jefferson and Paine, the French were convinced that if their own revolution adopted Adams's ...
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... Franklin D., who best represented Adams's ideal of a president. Both disdained, as did he, the “malefactors of wealth,” and both used the executive office as an instrument of justice. Both departed, as did he, from the classical ...
... Franklin D., who best represented Adams's ideal of a president. Both disdained, as did he, the “malefactors of wealth,” and both used the executive office as an instrument of justice. Both departed, as did he, from the classical ...
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... Franklin. To accompany Adams is to see the world as he saw it in the late eighteenth century. DIARY. [1756. FEBRUARY] 15. Sunday. Staid at home reading the Independent Whig.a Very often shepherds that are hired to take care of their ...
... Franklin. To accompany Adams is to see the world as he saw it in the late eighteenth century. DIARY. [1756. FEBRUARY] 15. Sunday. Staid at home reading the Independent Whig.a Very often shepherds that are hired to take care of their ...
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... Spent the evening very sociably at Mr. Putnam's. Several observations concerning Mr. Franklin,d of Philadelphia, a prodigious genius, cultivated with prodigious industry. 15. Monday. I sometimes in my sprightly moments consider myself,
... Spent the evening very sociably at Mr. Putnam's. Several observations concerning Mr. Franklin,d of Philadelphia, a prodigious genius, cultivated with prodigious industry. 15. Monday. I sometimes in my sprightly moments consider myself,
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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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