Samuel Adams : America's revolutionary politician /
Alexander, John K.
Samuel Adams : America's revolutionary politician / John K. Alexander. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, - xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - American profiles . - American profiles (Lanham, Md.) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.
The failure of promise -- The people shall be heard -- The lurking serpent -- The politics of principle -- The chief incendiary -- The helmsman of American independence -- "Zealous in the great cause" : winning independence -- "The principles of liberty" : the Massachusetts scene -- "The consistent republican."
"Samuel Adams: America's Revolutionary Politician offers a fresh, full-life biography of the man Thomas Jefferson once described as the helmsman of the American Revolution. In this study, historian John K. Alexander uses narrative history to argue that Samuel Adams was both America's first professional politician and its first modern politician. Adams, Alexander argues, was an unwavering politician who strove to protect the people's basic rights and who emphasized the importance of virtue, liberty, a sense of duty, and education in fashioning a republican society. Alexander's fresh reading of Adams' record and a close look into his personal life uncover a masterful politician and a man consistent in his beliefs."--Jacket.
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Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Adams, Samuel.
United States. Declaration of Independence --Signers--Biography.
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Declaration of Independence (United States)
1775-1783
Politicians--United States--Biography.
Politicians.
Politics and government.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
E302.6.A2 / A54 2002
973.3/092 B
Samuel Adams : America's revolutionary politician / John K. Alexander. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, - xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - American profiles . - American profiles (Lanham, Md.) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.
The failure of promise -- The people shall be heard -- The lurking serpent -- The politics of principle -- The chief incendiary -- The helmsman of American independence -- "Zealous in the great cause" : winning independence -- "The principles of liberty" : the Massachusetts scene -- "The consistent republican."
"Samuel Adams: America's Revolutionary Politician offers a fresh, full-life biography of the man Thomas Jefferson once described as the helmsman of the American Revolution. In this study, historian John K. Alexander uses narrative history to argue that Samuel Adams was both America's first professional politician and its first modern politician. Adams, Alexander argues, was an unwavering politician who strove to protect the people's basic rights and who emphasized the importance of virtue, liberty, a sense of duty, and education in fashioning a republican society. Alexander's fresh reading of Adams' record and a close look into his personal life uncover a masterful politician and a man consistent in his beliefs."--Jacket.
0742521141 9780742521148 074252115X 9780742521155
2001044998
GBA2X9274 bnb
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Adams, Samuel.
United States. Declaration of Independence --Signers--Biography.
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Declaration of Independence (United States)
1775-1783
Politicians--United States--Biography.
Politicians.
Politics and government.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
E302.6.A2 / A54 2002
973.3/092 B