Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams
Tipo
Book
Autores
ISBN 10
0393311333
ISBN 13
9780393311334
Categoría
Historía (7C)
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Año de Publicación
2001
Editor
Páginas
277
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Descripción
âPassionate Sage is [Ellisâs] best book.ââJudith Shulevitz, The New York Times Book Review A fresh look at this astute, likably quirky statesman, by the author of the Pulitzer Award-winning Founding Brothers and the National Book Award winning American Sphinx. "The most lovable and most laughable, the warmest and possibly the wisest of the founding fathers, John Adams knew himself as few men do and preserved his knowledge in a voluminous correspondence that still resonates. Ellis has used it with great skill and perception not only to bring us the man, warts and all, but more importantly to reveal his extraordinary insights into the problems confronting the founders that resonate today in the republic they created."âEdmund S. Morgan, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University. - from Amzon
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