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The Portable John Adams

by John Adams

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John Adams in his own words

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John Adams in his own words

Edited by John Patrick Diggins, this volume brings together John Adams’s public arguments and private writings from the Revolutionary era. Diary and autobiographical passages sit alongside correspondence with Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and others, offering several vantage points on his political life and relationships. The collection also includes major political texts such as “Thoughts on Government,” “Novanglus,” and “A Defense of Constitutions,” making it a substantial sourcebook for Adams’s ideas about liberty, law, government, and constitutional order. Its selected-document format emphasizes Adams as both statesman and writer, with materials spanning personal reflection, debate, and political theory.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers studying the American Revolutionary period
  • Those interested in primary-source political writing and constitutional thought
  • Readers seeking John Adams’s letters, diary entries, and major essays in one volume

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American RevolutionLiberty and governmentConstitutional thoughtPolitical correspondenceJohn Adams

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Book overview

In addition to being an uncompromising defender of liberty, esteemed diplomat, and successor to George Washington, John Adams was a passionate and prolific writer. Adams biographer John Patrick Diggins gathers an impressive variety of his works in this compact, original volume, including parts of his diary and autobiography, and selections from his rich correspondence with this wife, Abigail, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The Portable John Adams also features his most important political works: "A Dissertation on Canon and Feudal Law," "Thoughts on Government," "A Defense of Constitutions," "Novanglus," and "Discources in Davila." There is no finer introduction to the protean genius of this seminal American philosopher.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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