Samuel Adams - 9780195132250
Un libro in lingua di Benjamin Irvin edito da Oxford University Press, 2002
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The story of one of the most important -- and most elusive -- figures of the American Revolution, Samuel Adams traces the life of the "Man of the Revolution," as he was called by Thomas Jefferson, from his childhood as a fifth-generation New Englander to his pivotal role in the Boston Tea Party and war that followed to a life spent in public service. Benjamin Irvin explores the fascinating contradictions of Samuel Adams's life: he was born into a family of high rank, but lived a humble, almost impoverished life; he could barely manage his personal household, but brilliantly managed the Massachusetts House of Representatives; he pushed for the Revolution, but resisted the Constitution; he spearheaded resistance to the English government but staunchly opposed resistance to the U.S. government. A perceptive look at the life of a complex man, Samuel Adams is an evocative portrait of one of our nation's most interesting Founding Fathers.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Samuel Adams
- Sottotitolo: Son of Liberty, Father of Revolution
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Benjamin Irvin
- Editore: Oxford University Press
- Collana: Oxford Univ Pr (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 31 Gennaio '02
- Genere: JUVENILE NONFICTION
- Argomenti : Politicians United States Biography Juvenile literature Politicians
- Pagine: 176
- Dimensioni mm: 247 x 171 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0195132254
- EAN-13: 9780195132250