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001 2010045582
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005 20120430111301.0
008 101104s2011 mduab b 001 0beng
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020 $a9780742570337 (cloth : alk. paper)
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020 $z0742570355 (electronic)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn678924183
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050 00 $aE302.6.A2$bA543 2011
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100 1 $aAlexander, John K.
245 10 $aSamuel Adams :$bthe life of an American revolutionary /$cJohn K. Alexander.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bRowman & Littlefield,$cc2011.
300 $axii, 419 p. :$bill., map ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 381-399) and index.
505 0 $aThe failure of promise -- The people shall be heard -- The lurking serpent -- The politics of principle -- The great incendiary confronts the quiet period -- Britain miscalculates and the great incendiary strikes -- The helmsman of American independence -- "Zealous in the great cause" : winning independence -- "The principles of liberty" : the Massachusetts scene -- "An idolator of Republicanism" and the nation's constitution -- "The consistent republican" -- in the turbulent 1790s -- "The patriarch of liberty" .
520 $aTells the story of a titan of America's revolutionary 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 Boston Tea Party. The work demonstrates why Thomas Jefferson described Adams as the helmsman of the American Revolution. Adams's career during the war and his involvement in crafting and defending republican constitutions are assessed as are his views on virtue, religion, education, women, and slavery. Following Adams through the 1790s, one sees that he wanted the revolutionary generation to bequeath a land of liberty and equality to the nation's posterity. The personal side of this revolutionary who was renowned for his lack of concern for material things is not neglected. The symbiotic relationship of Samuel and his wife Elizabeth is analyzed. The work demonstrates that Adams's life provides a veritable guide to responsible citizenship and public service in a republic.
600 10 $aAdams, Samuel,$d1722-1803.
650 0 $aPoliticians$zUnited States$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$tDeclaration of Independence$xSigners$vBiography.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$vBiography.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1775-1783.