Passionate Sage: The Character And Legacy Of John AdamsW. W. Norton & Company, 2001-02-06 - 277 psl. "Impassioned and erudite.…A captivating portrait of this Massachusetts native as a wonderfully contrary genius possessed of an uncommon moral intelligence and farsighted political wisdom." —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times A fresh look at this astute, likably quirky statesman, by the author of the Pulitzer Award-winning Founding Brothers and the National Book Award winning American Sphinx. "The most lovable and most laughable, the warmest and possibly the wisest of the founding fathers, John Adams knew himself as few men do and preserved his knowledge in a voluminous correspondence that still vibrates. Ellis has used it with great skill and perception not only to bring us the man, warts and all, but more importantly to reveal his extraordinary insights into the problems confronting the founders that resonate today in the republic they created." —Edmund S. Morgan, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University |
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... Adams and his legacy has been bridged , if not completely closed . Even as I write , David McCullough is composing ... Jefferson . Third , and finally , unlike all the other vanguard members of the revolutionary generation , Adams left a ...
... Adams Papers with a combination of wit and wisdom that remains unmatched in modern editorial scholarship ... Jefferson returned Adams to his old position as Jefferson's intellectual alter ego ; Page Smith , whose au- thoritative two ...
... ADAMS patriotism and integ- rity , and even talents of a certain kind , I should be deficient in candor , were I to ... Jefferson , his former friend and successor to the presidency . By appointing those " midnight judges " Adams sus ...
... Adams that final evening in the White House than it is to recover what was in his mind and heart . We do know that ... [ Jefferson ] with much regard ... adding that he is a good patriot , citizen and father . " Fisher Ames , the arch ...
Atsiprašome, šio puslapio turinio peržiūra yra ribojama.
Turinys
The Education of John Adams | 26 |
History and Heroes | 57 |
Irreverencies and Oppositions | 84 |
The American Dialogue | 113 |
Erudite Effusions | 143 |
Intimacies | 174 |
Legacies | 205 |
An Epilogue | 233 |
Notes | 243 |
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