Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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... Adams , wife of that sturdy patriot , John Adams . For twenty - five years her facile pen drew vivid pictures of the stirring events through which she lived . The letters between her and her husband during his absences at Congress and ...
... Adams , wife of that sturdy patriot , John Adams . For twenty - five years her facile pen drew vivid pictures of the stirring events through which she lived . The letters between her and her husband during his absences at Congress and ...
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... Adams was the pillar of its support on the floor of Congress ; its ablest advocate and defender against the multifarious assaults it encountered . " The fact is that John Adams was just about the ablest debater in American history ...
... Adams was the pillar of its support on the floor of Congress ; its ablest advocate and defender against the multifarious assaults it encountered . " The fact is that John Adams was just about the ablest debater in American history ...
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... Adams , he and Clay had differed on many occasions but after a personal interview with Adams Clay announced his choice of the New Eng- lander . In the House election , in February , 1825 , Adams was elected . He immediately appointed ...
... Adams , he and Clay had differed on many occasions but after a personal interview with Adams Clay announced his choice of the New Eng- lander . In the House election , in February , 1825 , Adams was elected . He immediately appointed ...
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refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
John Adams writes his wife news of the Declaration of Inde | 21 |
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