John Adams : party of one
A biography of the revolutionary, founding father, and second president of the United States explores his origins as a son of Massachusetts who crafted himself into an uncompromisingly ethical politician and social reformer
Print Book, English, ©2005
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, ©2005
Biography
530 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780374113148, 9780374530235, 0374113149, 0374530238
55220408
"More fortunate than all my fellow citizens"
Son of Puritans
To live and die in Braintree
"Glowing like furnaces"
"From so small a spark"
"Hearty in the cause"
In defense of Captain Preston
"In opposition to the rising sun"
Faith of Brattle Street
"A man of 1774"
"Called by Providence"
Whirlwind
"Conquer or die"
Making of a diplomat
A Yankee in Paris
Constitution monger
Fencing with Count Vergennes
Triumph in Amsterdam
Peacemaker, junk-bond promoter
Joyous reunion
Minister to the Court of St. James
Stuffed shirt
Mr. Vice President
"President by three votes"
Party of one
Road to tranquility