Passionate Sage

John Adams, one of the founding fathers of America and its second president, spent much of his life in retirement grappling with views of his place in history and fearing his reputation would not fare well in the generation after his death. In an incomplete autobiography, in numerous publications and in his voluminous correspondence with Thomas Jefferson and others, he railed against those who disagreed with or slighted his contribution to American political foundations. This narrative explores the mind and personality of the man as well as the events that shaped his thinking. Adams is shown to be both contentious and lovable, generous and petty, and the most intellectually profound of the revolutionary generation, a man whose perspective on America's prospects is still relevant today.

ISBN 0393034798   Pages 280 ISBN13 9780393034790 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher WW Norton & Co   Weight (grammes) 480 Imprint WW Norton & Co   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 148 Publication date 03 Nov 1993   Width (mm) 216 Library of Congress E321.E45 1   Spine width (mm) 27 DEWEY 973.44092   Academic level General, Undergraduate, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC20   Alternative ISBN 9780786107698

		Illustrations		9
		Preface		11
		Memories: A Prologue		19
1		The Education of John Adams		26
2		History and Heroes		56
3		Irreverencies and Oppositions		84
4		The American Dialogue		113
5		Erudite Effusions		143
6		Intimacies		174
7		Legacies		205
		Prophecies: An Epilogue		233
		Notes		243
		Index		273

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