Adams-Jefferson Letters : The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams by Lester J. Cappon (1988, Hardcover)-image
Adams-Jefferson Letters : The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams by Lester J. Cappon (1988, Hardcover)-image
Adams-Jefferson Letters : The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams by Lester J. Cappon (1988, Hardcover)-image

Adams-Jefferson Letters : The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams by Lester J. Cappon (1988, Hardcover)

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ISBN-10: 0807818070 ISBN-13: 9780807818077 Dewey Edition: 19 Language: English LC Classification Number: 88-14258 Author: Lester J. Cappon Synopsis: An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys. First meeting as delegates to the Continental Congress in 1775, they initiated correspondence in 1777, negotiated jointly as ministers in Europe in the 1780s, and served the early Republic--each, ultimately, in its highest office. At Jefferson's defeat of Adams for the presidency in 1800, they became estranged, and the correspondence lapses from 1801 to 1812, then is renewed until the death of both in 1826, fifty years to the day after the Declaration of Independence. Lester J. Cappon's edition, first published in 1959 in two volumes, provides the complete correspondence between these two men and includes the correspondence between Abigail Adams and Jefferson. Many of these letters have been published in no other modern edition, nor does any other edition devote itself exclusively to the exchange between Jefferson and the Adamses. Introduction, headnotes, and footnotes inform the reader without interrupting the speakers. This reissue of The Adams-Jefferson Letters in a one-volume unabridged edition brings to a broader audience one of the monuments of American scholarship and, to quote C. Vann Woodward, 'a major treasure of national literature.', An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys. First meeting as delegates to the Continental Congress in 1775, they initiated correspondence in 1777, negotiated jointly as ministers in Europe in the 1780s, and served the early Republic--each, ultimately, in its highest office. At Jefferson's defeat of Adams for the presidency in 1800, they became estranged, and the correspondence lapses from 1801 to 1812, then is renewed until the death of both in 1826, fifty years to the day after the Declaration of Independence.Lester J. Cappon's edition, first published in 1959 in two volumes, provides the complete correspondence between these two men and includes the correspondence between Abigail Adams and Jefferson. Many of these letters have been published in no other modern edition, nor does any other edition devote itself exclusively to the exchange between Jefferson and the Adamses. Introduction, headnotes, and footnotes inform the reader without interrupting the speakers. This reissue of The Adams-Jefferson Letters in a one-volume unabridged edition brings to a broader audience one of the monuments of American scholarship and, to quote C. Vann Woodward, 'a major treasure of national literature.', An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys. This reissue of The Adams-Jefferson Letters brings to a broader audience one of the monuments of American scholarship., An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys. First meeting as delegates to the Continental Congress in 1775, they initiated correspondence in 1777, negotiated jointly as ministers in Europe in the 1780s, and served the early Republic—each, ultimately, in its highest office. At Jefferson's defeat of Adams for the presidency in 1800, they became estranged, and the correspondence lapses from 1801 to 1812, then is renewed until the death of both in 1826, fifty years to the day after the Declaration of Independence.Lester J. Cappon's edition, first published in 1959 in two volumes, provides the complete correspondence between these two men and includes the correspondence between Abigail Adams and Jefferson. Many of these letters have been published in no other modern edition, nor does any other edition devote itself exclusively to the exchange between Jefferson and the Adamses. Introduction, headnotes, and footnotes inform the reader without interrupting the speakers. This reissue ofThe Adams-Jefferson Letters in a one-volume unabridged edition brings to a broader audience one of the monuments of American scholarship and, to quote C. Vann Woodward, 'a major treasure of national literature.' Book Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser. Intended Audience: Trade Publisher: University of North Carolina Press LCCN: 88-014258 Item Length: 9.2 in Dewey Decimal: 973.4/4/0924 Format: Hardcover TitleLeading: The Reviews: The publication, in full and integrated form, of the remarkable correspondence between these two eminent men is a notable event.Dumas Malone,New York Times Book Review, "American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic. . . . The publication, in full and integrated form, of the remarkable correspondence between these two eminent men is a notable event."--Dumas Malone, New York Times Book Review, [This] is a correspondence that covers all topics; . . that reveals both of these statesmen and philosophers at their most felicitous. Henry Steele Commager, The publication, in full and integrated form, of the remarkable correspondence between these two eminent men is a notable event. Dumas Malone, New York Times Book Review, [This] is a correspondence that covers all topics; . . that reveals both of these statesmen and philosophers at their most felicitous.Henry Steele Commager, American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic. . . . The publication, in full and integrated form, of the remarkable correspondence between these two eminent men is a notable event."--Dumas Malone, New York Times Book Review Book Title: Adams-Jefferson Letters : The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams Edition Description: Reprint,New Edition Item Height: 1 in brand: University of North Carolina Press Topic: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History Publication Year: 1988 Number of Pages: 688 Pages Item Width: 6 in Item Weight: 8 Oz gtin13: 9780807818077

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