Warren-Adams Letters, being chiefly a Correspondence among John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Warren. Volume I., 1743- 1777
Overview
Behind the public blaze of the American Revolution lay a private world of urgent letters, candid doubts and fierce convictions. These letters crackle with urgency. Warren-Adams Letters, Volume I (1743-1777) gathers the intimate correspondence among John Adams, Samuel Adams and James Warren as they move from provincial politics in colonial Massachusetts to open resistance and war. This historical letters collection offers a rare, unfolding record of friendships, strategy and disagreement at the heart of patriot leadership and dissent in eighteenth-century New England. Drawn from American history primary sources and John Adams correspondence, this revolutionary era correspondence traces how ordinary legal disputes, trade concerns and local elections gradually give way to debates over liberty, loyalty and independence. Readers see American Revolution politics as it was argued in real time: anxious, imperfect and intensely human. For American history students and researchers of Revolutionary War origins, the volume illuminates colonial Massachusetts history and the wider currents shaping eighteenth century America, from town meetings to the Continental Congress. As Founding Fathers primary sources, the letters speak with an immediacy no later history can match. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9789353603373
- ISBN-10: 9353603374
- Publisher: Alpha Edition
- Publish Date: February 2019
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.97 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
- Page Count: 436
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