John Adams : party of one

Grant, James 1946- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780374113148 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0374113149 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: 530 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-507) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

"More fortunate than all my fellow citizens" -- Son of puritans -- To live and die in braintree -- "Glowing like furnaces" -- "From so small a spark" -- "Hearty in the cause" -- In defense of Captain Preston -- "In opposition to the rising sun" -- Faith of Brattle Street -- "A man of 1774" -- "Called by providence" -- Whirlwind -- "Conquer or die" -- Making of a diplomat -- A Yankee in Paris -- Constitution monger -- Fencing with Count Vergennes -- Triumph in Amsterdam -- Peacemaker, junk-bond promoter -- Joyous reunion -- Minister to the court of St. James -- Stuffed shirt -- Mr. vice president -- "President by three votes" -- Party of one -- Road to tranquility.