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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies |
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Named Person: | John Adams; John Adams; John Adams |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: | David G McCullough |
ISBN: | 9780743223133 0743223136 |
OCLC Number: | 62084194 |
Awards: | Winner of Pulitzer Prize Biography Category 2002 |
Description: | 751 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Revolution: Road to Philadelphia -- True blue -- Colossus of independence -- Distant shores: Appointment to France -- Unalterably determined -- Abigail in Paris -- London -- Independence forever: Heir apparent -- Old oak -- Statesman -- Rejoice ever more -- Journey's end. |
Responsibility: | David Mccullough. |
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Abstract:
A biography of the extraordinary man who became the second president of the United States, this book traces John Adams' adventurous life and spirited rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and encompasses both the American Revolution and the birth of the young republic.
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