Samuel Adams : the life of an American revolutionary / John K. Alexander.

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Alexander, John K

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780742570351
0742570355
1283030918
9781283030915
9786613030917
6613030910

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Samuel Adams.DDC classification:

973.3092 22

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E302.6.A2 A543 2011eb

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Contents:

PREFACE; Ch01. THE FAILURE OF PROMISE; Ch02. THE PEOPLE SHALL BE HEARD; Ch03. THE LURKING SERPENT; Ch04. THE POLITICS OF PRINCIPLE; Ch05. THE GREAT INCENDIARY CONFRONTS THE QUIET PERIOD; Ch06. BRITAIN MISCALCULATES AND THE GREAT INCENDIARY STRIKES; Ch07. THE HELMSMAN OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; Ch08. "ZEALOUS IN THE GREAT CAUSE": WINNING INDEPENDENCE; Ch09. "THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY": THE MASSACHUSETTS SCENE; Ch10. "AN IDOLATER OF REPUBLICANISM" AND THE NATION'S CONSTITUTION; Ch11. "THE CONSISTENT REPUBLICAN" IN THE TURBULENT 1790s; EPILOGUE: "THE PATRIARCH OF LIBERTY."

Summary: Samuel Adams: The Life of an American Revolutionary vividly tells the story of a titan of America's greatest generation. Friend and foe alike considered Adams one of the greatest members of the generation that achieved American independence and crafted constitutions that made the ideal of republican government a living reality in the new nation. Adams's role as a major political author and organizer are explored as is his central role in momentous events including the Boston Massacre and the BostonTea Party. The work demonstrates why Thomas Jefferson described Adams as the helmsman of the Amer.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-399) and index.

Samuel Adams: The Life of an American Revolutionary vividly tells the story of a titan of America's greatest generation. Friend and foe alike considered Adams one of the greatest members of the generation that achieved American independence and crafted constitutions that made the ideal of republican government a living reality in the new nation. Adams's role as a major political author and organizer are explored as is his central role in momentous events including the Boston Massacre and the BostonTea Party. The work demonstrates why Thomas Jefferson described Adams as the helmsman of the Amer.