John Adams and the Diplomacy of the American Revolution

By James H. Hutson

Book Overview

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,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081315314X
• ISBN13: 9780813153148
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher