John Adams and the Diplomacy of the American Revolution /

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The figure of John Adams looms large in American foreign relations of the Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary years. James H. Hutson captures this elusive personality of this remarkable figure, highlighting the triumphs and the despairs that Adams experienced as he sought -- at times, he felt, sing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hutson, James H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1980]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Adams, John, > 1735-1826.
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1775-1783.
United States > Foreign relations > 1775-1783.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The figure of John Adams looms large in American foreign relations of the Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary years. James H. Hutson captures this elusive personality of this remarkable figure, highlighting the triumphs and the despairs that Adams experienced as he sought -- at times, he felt, single-handedly -- to establish the new Republic on a solid footing among the nations of the world. Benjamin Franklin, thirty years Adams's senior and already a world-respected figure, was his personal nemesis, seeming always to dog his steps in his diplomatic missions. The diplomacy of the American Revo.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780813163482

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