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John Adams´s Republic: The One, the Few, and the Many
Richard Alan Ryerson
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Description for John Adams´s Republic: The One, the Few, and the Many
Hardback. The first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Scholars have examined John Adams's writings and beliefs for generations, but no one has brought such impressive credentials to the task as Richard Alan Ryerson in John Adams's Republic. The editor-in-chief of the Massachusetts Historical Society's Adams Papers project for nearly two decades, Ryerson offers readers of this magisterial book a fresh, firmly grounded account of Adams's political thought and its development. Of all the founding fathers, Ryerson argues, John Adams may have worried the most about the problem of social jealousy and political conflict in the new republic. Ryerson explains how these concerns, coupled with Adams's ... Read more
Scholars have examined John Adams's writings and beliefs for generations, but no one has brought such impressive credentials to the task as Richard Alan Ryerson in John Adams's Republic. The editor-in-chief of the Massachusetts Historical Society's Adams Papers project for nearly two decades, Ryerson offers readers of this magisterial book a fresh, firmly grounded account of Adams's political thought and its development. Of all the founding fathers, Ryerson argues, John Adams may have worried the most about the problem of social jealousy and political conflict in the new republic. Ryerson explains how these concerns, coupled with Adams's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421419220
SKU
V9781421419220
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About Richard Alan Ryerson
Richard Alan Ryerson, the former academic director and historian of the David Library of the American Revolution, was the editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers from 1983 to 2001.
Reviews for John Adams´s Republic: The One, the Few, and the Many
This is a serious, detailed, and convincing account with few unexplored avenues... Recommended. All academic levels/libraries.
Choice
... very excellent and elegantly written...
Chronicles
Ryerson's book suggests that acquainting ourselves with the intellectual journey of John Adams enables us to appreciate a neglected jewel of our national inheritance. If we have inherited a liberal tradition, we ... Read more
Choice
... very excellent and elegantly written...
Chronicles
Ryerson's book suggests that acquainting ourselves with the intellectual journey of John Adams enables us to appreciate a neglected jewel of our national inheritance. If we have inherited a liberal tradition, we ... Read more