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Papers of John Adams, Volume 21 (Hardcover)
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Papers of John Adams, Volume 21 (Hardcover)
Series: Adams Papers
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Vice President John Adams and the US government faced a turbulent
world of rebellion in this volume of the Papers of John Adams,
which chronicles the period from March 1791 to January 1797. The
grim shadow of the French Revolution and the whirlwind of a massive
European war left political leaders like Adams struggling to uphold
the young nation's neutrality. "I Suffer inexpressible Pains, from
the bloody feats of War and Still more from those of Party
Passions," he observed. With the federal system newly in place,
fresh challenges crept in on all sides. Adams and his colleagues
sought to bolster the government against the effects of the Whiskey
Rebellion, a seething partisan press, a brutal yellow fever
epidemic in Philadelphia, and violent clashes with Native peoples
on the Ohio frontier. Working with George Washington and an
increasingly fractious cabinet, Adams approached a set of issues
that defined US foreign policy for decades to come, including the
negotiation, ratification, and funding of the controversial Jay
Treaty, as well as the awkward cultivation of ties with France.
Revealing exchanges to Adams from son John Quincy, a junior
statesman who sent rich reports from war-torn Europe, underline the
family's enduring commitment to public service. Pausing on the cusp
of his presidency, John Adams amplified his lifelong dedication to
sustaining democracy, amid bouts of internal and external crisis:
"I am happy that it has fallen to my share to do some thing towards
setting the Machine in motion," he wrote.
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