Papers of John Adams by John Adams

Papers of John Adams by John Adams

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 like Adams struggling to uphold the young nation’s neutrality. “I Suffer inexpressible Pains, from the bloody feats of War and Still more from those of Party Passions,” he observed. With the federal system newly in place, fresh challenges crept in on all sides. Adams and his colleagues sought to bolster the government against the effects of the Whiskey Rebellion, a seething partisan press, a brutal yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, and violent clashes with Native peoples on the Ohio frontier. Working with George Washington and an increasingly fractious cabinet, Adams approached a set of issues that defined US foreign policy for decades to come, including the negotiation, ratification, and funding of the controversial Jay Treaty, as well as the awkward cultivation of ties with France. Revealing exchanges to Adams from son John Quincy, a junior statesman who sent rich reports from war-torn Europe, underline the family’s enduring commitment to public service. Pausing on the cusp of his presidency, John Adams amplified his lifelong dedication to sustaining democracy, amid bouts of internal and external crisis: “I am happy that it has fallen to my share to do some thing towards setting the Machine in motion,” he wrote.

Sara Georgini is Series Editor for the Papers of John Adams of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Sara Martin is Editor in Chief of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. R. M. Barlow is Assistant Editor for the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Gwen Fries is Assistant Production Editor for the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Amanda M. Norton (née Amanda A. Mathews) is Digital Production Editor for the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Hobson Woodward is Series Editor for the Adams Family Correspondence of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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ISBN 13	9780674247772
ISBN 10	0674247779
Titel	Papers of John Adams
Autor	John Adams
Serie	Adams Papers
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Harvard University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2022-10-11
Seitenanzahl	672
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.