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American statesman John Adams (1735 1826) was a key player in the
early days of the American Revolution, and the second President of
the United States (1797 1801). He was involved in drafting the 1776
Declaration of Independence, and as a Congress representative in
Europe negotiated peace with Great Britain. First published in
1841, this two-volume book brings together the letters Adams wrote
to his wife Abigail between 1774 and 1801. Spanning twenty-five
years crucial to the creation and development of the United States
as a nation, these letters reveal Adams' reactions to world events
and his political views, as well as his daily life and concern for
his family. Edited by Adams' grandson, the letters were largely
left in their original form, in order to preserve the vitality and
character of Adams' style. Volume 1 covers the early years of
Adams' political career, from 1774 to 1777.
American statesman John Adams (1735 1826) was a key player in the
early days of the American Revolution, and the second President of
the United States (1797 1801). He was involved in drafting the 1776
Declaration of Independence, and as a Congress representative in
Europe negotiated peace with Great Britain. First published in
1841, this two-volume book brings together the letters Adams wrote
to his wife Abigail between 1774 and 1801. Spanning twenty-five
years crucial to the creation and development of the United States
as a nation, these letters reveal Adams' reactions to world events
and his political views, as well as his daily life and concern for
his family. Edited by Adams' grandson, the letters were largely
left in their original form, in order to preserve the vitality and
character of Adams' style. Volume 2 covers the later years of
Adams' political career, from 1777 to 1801.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 7 contains papers and
correspondence dating from Adams' dispatch to France in 1777 up to
his success in negotiating a treaty with Britain in 1782. They
provide a fascinating glimpse into the world of eighteenth-century
diplomacy, and at the efforts to gain international recognition for
the newly-independent United States.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 1 contains a biography by
Adams' son, John Quincy Adams, the sixth President. It begins by
establishing the pedigree of the Adams family, and goes on to give
an account of Adams' life that includes extracts from letters to
his friends and colleagues and passages from his diary which reveal
his political, moral and social concerns.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 2 contains diaries and
autobiographical writings, which vividly depict American politics
in the years leading up to the Revolution. The diary begins in 1755
with Adams being awakened by the New England earthquake; it
concludes with the momentous year of 1776. It provides fascinating
insights both into Adams' domestic affairs and into the birth of a
nation.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 3 contains diaries and
autobiographical writings from 1777 to 1796, several essays, and
documents from the 1760s recording campaigns and debates that
helped shape the Declaration of Independence. It describes Adams'
missions to France and Britain, and also recounts his feelings on
having to share, with Benjamin Franklin, a bedroom containing only
one bed.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 4 includes one of Adams'
most celebrated works, Novanglus (1775) and the first part of his
famous Defence of the Constitutions (1787), which sets out his
views on an ideal constitution. Using his extensive legal
knowledge, Adams argued that the provincial legislatures had
sovereign power and that the colonies were connected to Britain
only through the person of the King.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 5 contains the central
portion of his famous Defence of the Constitutions. Responding to
repeated requests for help in drafting individual states'
constitutions, Adams here sets out the three principles he
considered as being central to a fair constitution: separation of
powers, checks and balances, and a legislature of two houses.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 6 contains the final part
of Defence of the Constitutions, together with essays and
correspondence on theories of government, including Discourses on
Davila, written while Adams was Vice-President to George
Washington. Adams proposes that a hereditary monarchy could act as
a suitable balance in some societies. However, such 'reactionary'
theories contributed to the breakdown of his friendship with
Jefferson.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 8 contains official
letters and papers covering the periods when Adams was
Vice-President and President. They focus mainly on foreign affairs,
in particular the disputes between France, Spain and Britain that
threatened to involve the United States. A secret letter from
Washington raises the possibility of British troops crossing
America to attack Spanish interests.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 9 focuses on foreign
affairs, and includes letters that shed light on Adams' policy of
strengthening the US Navy in light of the threat from France. Among
the letters and speeches, one private letter airs his
disappointment at the inability of politicians to live up to their
promises.
John Adams (1735-1826) was a highly educated and enlightened lawyer
who became a central figure in the American Revolution. As a
political theorist he influenced the constitutions of the former
British colonies in America, and he is regarded, with Jefferson, as
the father of the United States Constitution. First published in
1850-6, this collection brings together Adams' major writings.
Given their influence not only on the United States, but also on
other republics, Adams' works rank among the most important
political writings of their time. Volume 10 contains personal
correspondence including the letters that brought about the
resumption of friendship between Adams and Jefferson. It also
reveals their rivalry: to a mutual friend, Adams wrote 'I dined a
large company once or twice a week. Jefferson dined a dozen a day.'
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Chapters of Erie (Paperback)
Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams; Preface by Robert H. Elias
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Chapters of Erie is a classic account of ruthless business
practices in nineteenth-century America in particular, Jay Gould
and James Fisk's successful effort to gain control of the Erie
Railroad in 1868 and subsequent attempt to corner the American gold
market, which resulted in the "Black Friday" panic of September 24,
1869.
Seizing upon the opportunity provided by the scandals to expose
the links between financial malpractice on Wall Street and
political favoritism and corruption, Henry Adams and his older
brother Charles Francis Adams, Jr., traveled to New York and
Washington to interview the participants (including Fisk), observe
the Congressional hearings on the gold conspiracy, and reconstruct
in forensic detail the machinations that had shaken the nation's
economy.
First appearing in a series of articles in the Westminster
Review and the North American Review in 1870 and 1871, the results
of the Adams brothers' investigative journalism were published as a
book in 1886. Reissued by Cornell University Press in 1956 with a
preface by Robert H. Elias, Chapters of Erie remains a
well-documented, perceptive, and sometimes sardonic examination of
the relationship between business and politics in America and a
warning about the dangers posed by unregulated corporations "to
override and trample on law, custom, decency, and every restraint
known to society, without scruple.""
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