General Correspondence and Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen – serie
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Papers of John Adams
January–September 1781
Av John Adams, Gregg L. Lint m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
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In mid-March 1781, John Adams received his commission and instructions as minister to the Netherlands and embarked on the boldest initiative of his diplomatic career. Disappointed by the lack of interest shown by Dutch investors in his efforts to raise a loan for the United States, Adams changed …
Papers of John Adams
October 1782 – May 1783
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Inbunden, 2008
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John Adams reached Paris on October 26, 1782, for the final act of the American Revolution: the peace treaty. This volume chronicles his role in the negotiations and the decision to conclude a peace separate from France. Determined that the United States pursue an independent foreign policy, …
Papers of John Adams
February 1784 – March 1785
Av John Adams, Gregg L. Lint m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
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“Once more after an Interruption of ten Years, I pronounce myself a happy Man, and pray Heaven to continue me so.” Thus wrote John Adams in late August 1784 after the arrival in Europe of his wife Abigail and daughter Nabby. Adams and his family were living together in the pleasant Paris suburb of …
Papers of John Adams, Volume 21 – March 1791 – January 1797
March 1791 – January 1797
Av John Adams, Sara Georgini m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
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Vice President John Adams and the US government faced a turbulent world of rebellion in this volume of the Papers of John Adams, which chronicles the period from March 1791 to January 1797. The grim shadow of the French Revolution and the whirlwind of a massive European war left political leaders …
Papers of John Adams, Volume 23
March 1798 – June 1799
Av John Adams, Sara Georgini m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
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This volume of the Papers of John Adams explores the period from March 1798 to June 1799, showing how President John Adams strained to repair Franco-American relations. The XYZ Affair sank his initial plans for peace, compelling Adams to recalibrate his policy. Anxious to counter French …
Papers of John Adams, Volume 18 – December 1785 – January 1787
December 1785 – January 1787
Av John Adams, Gregg L. Lint m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
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Volume 18 is the final volume of the Papers of John Adams wholly devoted to Adams’ diplomatic career. It chronicles fourteen months of his tenure as minister to Great Britain and his joint commission, with Thomas Jefferson, to negotiate treaties with Europe and North Africa. With respect to …
Papers of John Adams
May 1775 – August 1776
Av John Adams, Robert J. Taylor m. fl.
Inbunden, 1980
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As the American colonies grew more restive, and a break with the mother country ceased to be unthinkable, John Adams was forced to spend less and less time with his beloved family. Although burdened by ever-expanding responsibilities in the Second Continental Congress, he found time for an amazing …
Papers of John Adams
August 1776 – July 1778
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Inbunden, 1986
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These volumes document John Adams’s thinking and actions during the final years of his congressional service and take him through his first five months as a Commissioner in France in association with Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee.While Adams was still in Philadelphia, military matters continued …
Papers of John Adams
September 1778 – February 1780
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Inbunden, 1989
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These volumes provide an unparalleled account of the conduct of American diplomacy in the early years of the republic, while the war with Britain continued and after the treaty of alliance with France was signed. John Adams served for ten months as a commissioner to France. Though he was the newest …
Papers of John Adams
March–December 1780
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Inbunden, 1996
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On the last day of December 1780, John Adams wrote that he had just spent “the most anxious and mortifying Year of my whole Life.” He had resided first at Paris, then at Amsterdam, attempting, without success, to open Anglo–American peace negotiations and to raise a Dutch loan. In volumes 9 and 10 …
Papers of John Adams
October 1781 – April 1782
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Inbunden, 2004
1378 kr
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The American victory at Yorktown in October 1781 and the fall of Lord North’s ministry in March 1782 opened the possibility that John Adams might soon be involved in negotiations to end the war for American independence. To prepare for the occasion, Adams and Benjamin Franklin discussed in their …
