John Adams
By: John Patrick Diggins.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The American presidents series; American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Adams, John, 1735-1826.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1797-1801.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Plato's Wish 1; title: 1. From "Senseless Turpitude" to Stately Duty 17; title: 2. "The Most Insignificant Office That Ever Man Contrived" 38; title: 3. The Prescience of the Political Mind 55; title: 4. The Halo of Washington, the Shadow of Jefferson 81; title: 5. The French: Foe or Friend? 96; title: 6. War Measures, Free Speech, States' Rights 110; title: 7. The American Landscape 123; title: 8. War and Peace 138; title: Conclusion: The Moralist in Politics 157.