Samuel Adams: the life of an American revolutionary

Students, scholars, and general readers will welcome this important new study of Samuel Adams. Indeed, this is the best biography yet of the man Jefferson called "the helmsman of the American Revolution." [Alexander]'s extensive research supports his view that [Adams], "more than...

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Published in:Choice (Middletown) 2011, Vol.49 (2), p.377
Main Author: Detweiler, R
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Adams, Samuel (1722-1803)
Alexander, John K
American Revolution
Biographies
Nonfiction
Politicians
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Summary:Students, scholars, and general readers will welcome this important new study of Samuel Adams. Indeed, this is the best biography yet of the man Jefferson called "the helmsman of the American Revolution." [Alexander]'s extensive research supports his view that [Adams], "more than anybody, consistently and ardently worked to convince Americans of the need for independence" and kept the revolutionary movement alive during the critical early 1770s.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975