| Samuel Adams: America's Revolutionary Politician Contributor(s): Alexander, John K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 074252115X ISBN-13: 9780742521155 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: 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 his 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. John Alexander's fresh reading of Adams' record, and a uniquely close look into his personal life, uncovers a masterful politician and a man consistent in his beliefs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001044998 |
| Series: American Profiles |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.9" W x 8.98" (0.76 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 his 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. John K. Alexander's fresh reading of Adams's record, and a uniquely close look into his personal life, uncovers a masterful politician and a man consistent in his beliefs. |
