John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1775-1783 (LOA #214)

Gordon S. Wood present the first comprehensive selection of John Adams’s vitally important writing for the general reader, three fully-annotated volumes charting his entire extraordinary career.

This second of three 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 establ...