GRANT, James.
John Adams: Party of One.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2005.
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"Have I not been employed in mischief all my days?": First Edition of John Adams: Party of One; Signd by James Grant
First edition of this acclaimed biography of the second president of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by James Grant on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy C. King. Author photograph by Sigrid Estrada.
James Grant’s John Adams: Party of One (2005) offers a revisionist portrait of the second president of the United States, emphasizing Adams’s intellectual independence and his frequent estrangement from the political consensus of his era. Drawing on Adams’s extensive writings, Grant highlights his skepticism of popular opinion, his wariness of factionalism, and his insistence on constitutional balance, all of which contributed to both his achievements and his political isolation. "Whether as a lawyer, patriot, diplomat, or president, John Adams was a certified American original - a 'party of one,' as the title intimates - and this biography, brimming with verbal riches, proves no less singular than its protagonist" ( Ron Chernow, author of 'Alexander Hamilton').
John Adams: Party of One.
$400.00
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