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Pagina 144
... Adams longed for the serenity of his home in Braintree . He was burdened by public business , he complained , when all he wished was the company of his family . He yearned for rural pleasures ; he deplored the smoke and noise of the ...
... Adams longed for the serenity of his home in Braintree . He was burdened by public business , he complained , when all he wished was the company of his family . He yearned for rural pleasures ; he deplored the smoke and noise of the ...
Pagina 145
... Adams's problems were compounded by the fact that he sailed in the wartime . If his ship was captured by a British vessel , Adams could look forward to a prolonged incarceration , a fate that befell Henry Laurens , United States ...
... Adams's problems were compounded by the fact that he sailed in the wartime . If his ship was captured by a British vessel , Adams could look forward to a prolonged incarceration , a fate that befell Henry Laurens , United States ...
Pagina 167
... Adams believed the diminution of public virtue ultimately led to the extinction of liberty . Like the clergy , Adams thought that divine force provoked these dire conse- quences . " Communities are dealt with in this World by the wise ...
... Adams believed the diminution of public virtue ultimately led to the extinction of liberty . Like the clergy , Adams thought that divine force provoked these dire conse- quences . " Communities are dealt with in this World by the wise ...
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The Nature of American | 1 |
War and Society | 3 |
The Indian Wars | 29 |
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