Agony and Eloquence (eBook)

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and a World of Revolution

Daniel L. Mallock (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
472 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-63450-832-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The drama of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson is the foundational story of Americacourage, loyalty, hope, fanaticism, greatness, failure, forgiveness, love.Agony and Eloquence is the story of the greatest friendship in American history and the revolutionary times in which it was made, ruined, and finally renewed.In the wake of Washingtons retirement, longtime friends Thomas Jefferson and John Adams came to represent the opposing political forces struggling to shape Americas future. Adamss victory in the presidential election of 1796 brought Jefferson into his administrationbut as an unlikely and deeply conflicted vice president. The bloody Republican revolution in France finally brought their political differences to a bitter pitch. In Mallocks take on this fascinating period, French foreign policy and revolutionary developmentsfrom the fall of the Bastille to the fall of the Jacobins and the rise of Napoleonform a disturbing and illuminating counterpoint to events, controversies, individuals, and relationships in Philadelphia and Washington.Many important and fascinating people appear in the book, including Thomas Paine, Camille Desmoulins, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Tobias Lear, Talleyrand, Robespierre, Danton, Saint-Just, Abigail Adams, Lafayette, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Dr. Joseph Priestley, Samuel Adams, Philip Mazzei, John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton, and Edward Coles. They are brought to life by Mallocks insightful analysis and clear and lively writing.Agony and Eloquence is a thoroughly researched and tautly written modern history. When the most important thing is at stake, almost anything can be justified.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Daniel L. Mallock grew up within walking distance of Peacefield, the home of John and Abigail Adams. Daniel was a member of the Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston, and the Quincy Historical Society. He attended Ripon College and Brandeis University and has published articles in North and South. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his family and several cats.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: 18th century • 19th century • Abigail Adams • Adams-Jefferson correspondence • Alexander Hamilton • American Colonies • American Drama • American Independence • American Presidents • American Revolution • Benjamin Rush • British Empire • Camille Desmoulins • Civil War • continental congress • Danton • Declaration of Independence • Democratic Republican • Edward Coles • Eighteenth Century • election of 1796 • fall of the bastille • fall of the Jacobins • Federalist Papers • Federalists • Founding Father • French foreign policy • French Revolution • George Washington • Hamilton • Inaugural Address • Jacobins • James Madison • John Adams letters • John Marshall • John Quincy Adams • Joseph Priestley • lafayette • modern history • Napoleon • Napoleonic Era • nineteenth century American history • partisanship • Philip Mazzei • Politics • Presidents • Republicans • rise of Napoleon • Robespierre • Saint Just • Samuel Adams • Talleyrand • Thomas Jefferson letters • Thomas Paine • Tobias Lear • US Constitution • us history • US independence • US presidents • US revolution • Vic • Washington • Washington presidency
• ISBN-10: 1-63450-832-7 / 1634508327
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63450-832-2 / 9781634508322