One of the most complete biographies ever written about an American president, this is a remarkable effort examining the life and career of the great Revolutionary leader and the second man to take the oath of office, John Adams. Volume 2 of this two-volume work covers Adams's role in the negotiation and signing of the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain as well as his central task in the organization of the government of the newly emerging nation. Also included are Adams's recollections of his election and service as first vice president to George Washington's administration and those of his term as second president of the United States.
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United States, Great Britain, Lord Shelburne, Count de Vergennes, New England, Colonel Pickering, New York, General Washington, John Quincy Adams, General Pinckney, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Samuel Adams, George the Third, John Marshall, Lord North, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Oliver Wolcott, Elbridge Gerry, Patrick Henry, Rockingham Whigs, South Carolina, West Indies, Electoral Colleges New!
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- Rights of Man (Dover Thrift Editions) by Thomas Paine on page 150, and page 379
- The West Indies (Islands in the Sea) by William Russell on page 165
- Presidents (History) by Simon Adams on page 356
- Life of Patrick Henry by William Wirt on page 387
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