John B Adam

John Adams: Collected Writings

John Adams (1735 – 1826) was the second president of the United States (1797–1801), having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States (1789-1797). Adams was an American Founding Father, a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain. He...

John Adams: Writings from the New Nation 1784-1826: Library of America #276 (The Library of America)

Gordon S. Wood presents the final volume in his definitive three-volume edition of the writings of a great American Founder.A powerful polemicist, insightful political theorist, and tireless diplomat, John Adams (1735–1826) was a vital and controversial figure during the early years of the American ...

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IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS.You are standing in a room filled with books, faced with a difficult decision. Suddenly, one with a distinctivecover catches your eye. It is a groundbreaking anthology of short stories from award-winning writers and game-industry titans who have embarked on a qu...

John Adams

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling biography of America’s founding father and second president that was the basis for the acclaimed HBO series, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough.In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John A...

John Adams

John Quincy Adams: American Visionary

In this fresh and illuminating biography, Fred Kaplan brings into focus the dramatic life of John Quincy Adams—the little-known and much-misunderstood sixth president of the United States and the first son of John and Abigail Adams—and reveals how Adams' inspiring, progressive vision guided his life...

John Adams: Revolutionary Writings, 1755-1775 (Library of America, No. 213)

Propelled by the power of his pen and the clarity of his judgment, an ambitious young provincial lawyer named John Adams became a major figure in the American Revolution. This first of two volumes gathering his essential writings to 1783 includes the complete newspaper exchange between "Novanglus" (...

John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1775-1783 (Library of America, No. 214)

This second of two volumes gathering the essential writings of one of the towering figures of the American Revolution traces John Adams's career from his leading role in the debate over independence (he was "our Colossus on the floor," remembered Thomas Jefferson), to his tireless efforts to establi...

Adam Camer

…While taking a boat out for a spin with Bobby and Luke Cunningham (John Adam), Adam hits a large piece of driftwood which causes an accident and Bobby is thrown overboard. Bobby is hospitalized and she spends a week in a coma and then the decision is reached to turn her life support machine ...