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Wood, Gordon S.,

Summary: "Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man to be democracy's champion, was an aristocratic Southern slaveowner, while Adams, the overachiever from New England's rising middling classes, painfully aware he was no aristocrat, was a skeptic about popular rule and a defender of a more elitist view of government. They worked closely in the crucible of revolution, crafting the Declaration of Independence and leading, with Franklin, the diplomatic effort that brought France into the fight. But ultimately, their profound differences would lead to a fundamental crisis, in their friendship and in the nation writ large, as they became the figureheads of two entirely new forces, the first American political parties. It was a bitter breach, lasting through the presidential administrations of both men, and beyond"--

Language: eng

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Publication

New York, Random House Large Print, 2017

Edition: First large print edition.

Extent: 848 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates

Contents

Prologue: The eulogies
Contrasts
Careers, wives, and other women
The imperial crisis
Independence
Missions abroad
Constitutions
The French Revolution
Federalists and Republicans
The President vs. the Vice President
The Jeffersonian revolution of 1800
Reconciliation
The great reversal
Epilogue: The national jubilee

Isbn: 9780525498827

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Label: Friends divided : John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

Title: Friends divided

Title remainder: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

Statement of responsibility: Gordon S. Wood

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Author

Wood, Gordon S.,

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Language: eng

Summary: "Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man to be democracy's champion, was an aristocratic Southern slaveowner, while Adams, the overachiever from New England's rising middling classes, painfully aware he was no aristocrat, was a skeptic about popular rule and a defender of a more elitist view of government. They worked closely in the crucible of revolution, crafting the Declaration of Independence and leading, with Franklin, the diplomatic effort that brought France into the fight. But ultimately, their profound differences would lead to a fundamental crisis, in their friendship and in the nation writ large, as they became the figureheads of two entirely new forces, the first American political parties. It was a bitter breach, lasting through the presidential administrations of both men, and beyond"--

Summary: A dual portrait of the second and third U.S. presidents shares insights into their disparate backgrounds, the partnership decisions that helped establish America's foundation and the unexpected ways their subsequent falling out and reconciliation corrected the course of a young republic

Writing style

Award: New York Times Notable Book, 2017

Assigning source: Provided by publisher

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Cataloging source: BTCTA

Dewey number: 973.3092/2

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illustrations
portraits

Index: no index present

LC call number: E332.2

LC item number: .W65 2017b

Literary form: non fiction

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Target audience: adult

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Publication

New York, Random House Large Print, 2017

Copyright

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [717]-810) and index

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Carrier category code: nc

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Contents: Prologue: The eulogies -- Contrasts -- Careers, wives, and other women -- The imperial crisis -- Independence -- Missions abroad -- Constitutions -- The French Revolution -- Federalists and Republicans -- The President vs. the Vice President -- The Jeffersonian revolution of 1800 -- Reconciliation -- The great reversal -- Epilogue: The national jubilee

Control code: 21268798

Dimensions: 24 cm

Edition: First large print edition.

Extent: 848 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates

Form of item: large print

Isbn: 9780525498827

Media category: unmediated

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Media type code: n

Other physical details: illustrations, portraits

System control number: (OCoLC)973917431

Label: Friends divided : John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Gordon S. Wood

Publication

New York, Random House Large Print, 2017

Copyright

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [717]-810) and index

Carrier category: volume

Carrier category code: nc

Carrier MARC source: rdacarrier

Content category: text

Content type code: txt

Content type MARC source: rdacontent

Contents: Prologue: The eulogies -- Contrasts -- Careers, wives, and other women -- The imperial crisis -- Independence -- Missions abroad -- Constitutions -- The French Revolution -- Federalists and Republicans -- The President vs. the Vice President -- The Jeffersonian revolution of 1800 -- Reconciliation -- The great reversal -- Epilogue: The national jubilee