Friends divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description
"From the great historian of the American Revolution, NYT-bestselling and Pulitzer-winning Gordon Wood, comes a majestic dual biography of two of America's most enduringly fascinating figures, whose partnership helped birth a nation, and whose subsequent falling out did much to fix its course. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man to be democracy's champion, was an aristocratic Southern slaveowner, while Adams, the overachiever from New England's rising middling classes, painfully aware he was no aristocrat, was a skeptic about popular rule and a defender of a more elitist view of government. They worked closely in the crucible of revolution, crafting the Declaration of Independence and leading, with Franklin, the diplomatic effort that brought France into the fight. But ultimately, their profound differences would lead to a fundamental crisis, in their friendship and in the nation writ large, as they became the figureheads of two entirely new forces, the first American political parties. It was a bitter breach, lasting through the presidential administrations of both men, and beyond"--
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
Adams, John
Adams, John, -- 1735-1826 -- Friends and associates
Biography & Autobiography
Founding Fathers of the United States
Founding Fathers of the United States -- Biography
Friends and associates
History
Jefferson, Thomas
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates
Nonfiction
Politics
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Biography
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
Adams, John, -- 1735-1826 -- Friends and associates
Biography & Autobiography
Founding Fathers of the United States
Founding Fathers of the United States -- Biography
Friends and associates
History
Jefferson, Thomas
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates
Nonfiction
Politics
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Biography
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
More Details
ISBN:
9780735224711
9780735224728
9780525498353
9780735224728
9780525498353
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 8e9fdab0-7a47-2dd6-60e0-a2d8c9bfc5e9 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | friends divided john adams and thomas jefferson |
Grouping Author | gordon s wood |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-09-24 03:42:20AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-09-24 04:01:52AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Wood, Gordon S
author_display
Wood, Gordon S
available_at_aurora
Tallyn's Reach
detailed_location_aurora
Tallyn's Reach Non-Fiction
display_description
"From the great historian of the American Revolution, NYT-bestselling and Pulitzer-winning Gordon Wood, comes a majestic dual biography of two of America's most enduringly fascinating figures, whose partnership helped birth a nation, and whose subsequent falling out did much to fix its course. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man to be democracy's champion, was an aristocratic Southern slaveowner, while Adams, the overachiever from New England's rising middling classes, painfully aware he was no aristocrat, was a skeptic about popular rule and a defender of a more elitist view of government. They worked closely in the crucible of revolution, crafting the Declaration of Independence and leading, with Franklin, the diplomatic effort that brought France into the fight. But ultimately, their profound differences would lead to a fundamental crisis, in their friendship and in the nation writ large, as they became the figureheads of two entirely new forces, the first American political parties. It was a bitter breach, lasting through the presidential administrations of both men, and beyond"--
format_aurora
Book
eAudiobook
eBook
eAudiobook
eBook
format_category_aurora
Audio Books
Books
eBook
Books
eBook
id
8e9fdab0-7a47-2dd6-60e0-a2d8c9bfc5e9
isbn
9780525498353
9780735224711
9780735224728
9780735224711
9780735224728
itype_aurora
Book
last_indexed
2023-09-24T10:01:52.008Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_aurora
973.3 Woo
owning_library_aurora
Aurora Public Library
owning_location_aurora
Tallyn's Reach
primary_isbn
9780735224711
publishDate
2017
publisher
Books on Tape
Penguin Press
Penguin Publishing Group
Penguin Press
Penguin Publishing Group
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Adams, John, -- 1735-1826 -- Friends and associates
Founding Fathers of the United States -- Biography
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates
Presidents -- United States -- Biography
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
Founding Fathers of the United States -- Biography
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates
Presidents -- United States -- Biography
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
title_display
Friends divided : John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
title_full
Friends Divided John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Friends divided : John Adams and Thomas Jefferson / Gordon S. Wood
Friends divided : John Adams and Thomas Jefferson / Gordon S. Wood
title_short
Friends divided
title_sub
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
topic_facet
Adams, John
Biography & Autobiography
Founding Fathers of the United States
Friends and associates
History
Jefferson, Thomas
Nonfiction
Politics
Politics and government
Presidents
Biography & Autobiography
Founding Fathers of the United States
Friends and associates
History
Jefferson, Thomas
Nonfiction
Politics
Politics and government
Presidents
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:b4469645-e160-4272-ba73-444ca2bd906d | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:a4ca345c-a3bf-4eab-9134-311890f2daad | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
ils:.b18457289 | .i24014874 | Tallyn's Reach Non-Fiction | 973.3 Woo | 1 | false | false | Available | Oct 14, 2019 | tlrnf |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:b4469645-e160-4272-ba73-444ca2bd906d | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Books on Tape | 2017 | |||
overdrive:a4ca345c-a3bf-4eab-9134-311890f2daad | eBook | eBook | English | Penguin Publishing Group | 2017 | |||
ils:.b18457289 | Book | Books | English | Penguin Press | 2017 | 502 pages : black & white plates, illustrations; 25cm. |
scoping_details_aurora
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:b4469645-e160-4272-ba73-444ca2bd906d | -1 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
overdrive:a4ca345c-a3bf-4eab-9134-311890f2daad | -1 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
ils:.b18457289 | .i24014874 | On Shelf | Available | false | true | true | false | false | true | 0, 1, 3, 20, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 |