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Passionate sage : the character and legacy of John Adams / Joseph J. Ellis.

By: Ellis, Joseph JMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Norton, c1993. Edition: 1st edDescription: 277 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 0393034798 :; 9780393034790Subject(s): United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1809DDC classification: 973.44092 LOC classification: E321 | .E45 1993Online resources: WorldCat details
Contents:
TOC Memories: A Prologue -- 1. The Education of John Adams -- 2. History and Heroes -- 3. Irreverencies and Oppositions -- 4. The American Dialogue -- 5. Erudite Effusions -- 6. Intimacies -- 7. Legacies -- Prophecies: An Epilogue.
Summary: Summary: John Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of our nation and its second president, spent nearly the last third of his life in retirement grappling with contradictory views of his place in history and fearing his reputation would not fare well in the generations after his death.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Text Text Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU
Reserve Section 		Non-fiction 909.8 JAG 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C-1 Not For Loan 1404
Text Text Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU
Reserve Section 		Non-fiction 909.8 JAG 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C-2 Not For Loan 1405
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

TOC Memories: A Prologue --
1. The Education of John Adams --
2. History and Heroes --
3. Irreverencies and Oppositions --
4. The American Dialogue --
5. Erudite Effusions --
6. Intimacies --
7. Legacies --
Prophecies: An Epilogue.

Summary:
John Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of our nation and its second president, spent nearly the last third of his life in retirement grappling with contradictory views of his place in history and fearing his reputation would not fare well in the generations after his death.

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