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Informationen zum Autor John K. Alexander is professor at the University of Cincinnati where he specializes in American revolutionary era history. Along with a number of scholarly articles! he has authored Render Them Submissive: Responses to Poverty in Philadelphia! 1760-1800. Klappentext Samuel Adams: America's Revolutionary Politician offers a fresh full-life biography of the man Thomas Jefferson once described as the helmsman of the American Revolution. In his study! historian John K. Alexander uses narrative history to argue that Samuel Adams was both America's first professional politician and its first modern politician. Adams! Alexander argues! was an unwavering politician who strove to protect the people's basic rights and who emphasized the importance of virtue! liberty! a sense of duty! and education in fashioning a republican society. John Alexander's fresh reading of Adams' record! and a uniquely close look into his personal life! uncovers a masterful politician and a man consistent in his beliefs. Zusammenfassung A biography of the man Thomas Jefferson once described as the helmsman of the American Revolution. In his study! historian John K. Alexander uses narrative history to argue that Samuel Adams was both America's first professional politician and its first modern politician. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Failure of Promise Chapter 2: The People Shall Be Heard Chapter 3: The Lurking Serpent Chapter 4: The Politics of Principle Chapter 5: The Chief Incendiary Chapter 6: The Helmsman of American Independence Chapter 7: "Zealous in the Great Cause": Winning Independence Chapter 8: "The Principles of Liberty": The Massachusetts Scene Chapter 9: "The Consistent Republican" Epilogue: "The Patriarch of Liberty"
