Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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... John 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 ...
... John 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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... John , 6-9 , 18 , 21-30 , 111-16 , 121-5 , 171-5 , 179-80 , 182 Adams , John Quincy , 6 , 241 , 246-7 , 253 Adams , Samuel , 14 , 27 , 30 Alamo , Battle of the , 276-7 Alliance with France , 54-5 Anderson , Major Robert , 310-14 André ...
... John , 6-9 , 18 , 21-30 , 111-16 , 121-5 , 171-5 , 179-80 , 182 Adams , John Quincy , 6 , 241 , 246-7 , 253 Adams , Samuel , 14 , 27 , 30 Alamo , Battle of the , 276-7 Alliance with France , 54-5 Anderson , Major Robert , 310-14 André ...
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... John , 316-19 Farragut , Admiral David G. , 338-9 " Father of Patent System , " 167 Federalist Party , 182-3 Fillmore , President Millard , 292-4 First American Song Writer , 146 First Foreign Salute to Stars and Stripes , 57-60 Florida ...
... John , 316-19 Farragut , Admiral David G. , 338-9 " Father of Patent System , " 167 Federalist Party , 182-3 Fillmore , President Millard , 292-4 First American Song Writer , 146 First Foreign Salute to Stars and Stripes , 57-60 Florida ...
Contents
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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