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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.

Trade Review
This is a serious, detailed, and convincing account with few unexplored avenues... Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. Choice

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One. Adams Moves to the Center
1. A Provincial Reverence for the British Constitution, 1735–1767
2. The Discovery of the Republic, 1768–1772
3. Realm versus Dominion, 1773–1774
4. From Imperial Dominion to Autonomous Republic, 1774–1775
5. Building a Republican Orthodoxy, 1775–1776
Part Two. Adams on His Own
6. Defending Executive Authority, 1775–1780
7. An Education in American Aristocracy, 1775–1783
8. Redefining the Republican Tradition, 1784–1787
9. John Adams's Republic in Republican America, 1787–1800
10. A Retrospective Retirement, 1801–1826
Conclusion
Republican Revolution
Notes
An Essay on Sources
A Chronology of John Adams's Political Study and Writings
Index

John Adamss Republic

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 10 November 2016
      ISBN-13 9781421419220
      978-1421419220
      ISBN-10 142141922X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      This is a serious, detailed, and convincing account with few unexplored avenues... Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. Choice

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      Part One. Adams Moves to the Center
      1. A Provincial Reverence for the British Constitution, 1735–1767
      2. The Discovery of the Republic, 1768–1772
      3. Realm versus Dominion, 1773–1774
      4. From Imperial Dominion to Autonomous Republic, 1774–1775
      5. Building a Republican Orthodoxy, 1775–1776
      Part Two. Adams on His Own
      6. Defending Executive Authority, 1775–1780
      7. An Education in American Aristocracy, 1775–1783
      8. Redefining the Republican Tradition, 1784–1787
      9. John Adams's Republic in Republican America, 1787–1800
      10. A Retrospective Retirement, 1801–1826
      Conclusion
      Republican Revolution
      Notes
      An Essay on Sources
      A Chronology of John Adams's Political Study and Writings
      Index

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