TY - BOOK AU - Ellis,Joseph J. TI - Passionate sage: the character and legacy of John Adams SN - 0393034798 : AV - E321 .E45 1993 U1 - 973.44092 PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - Norton KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 1789-1809 N1 - 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; English N2 - 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 UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/passionate-sage-the-character-and-legacy-of-john-adams/oclc/26974633&referer=brief_results ER -