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American Documentary History Collection:
The Adams Papers Digital Edition

John Adams, Abigail Adams, John Q Adams

Hrsg. v. Sara Martin

Online

Inhalt :: Content

Online-Service mit Zugang zu den Tagebüchern von John Adams (1735–1826), dem zweiten Präsidenten der USA und Vizepräsidenten unter George Washington, sowie der Briefwechsel mit seiner Ehefrau Abigail Adams (1744–1818) und weiteren Familienmitgleidern, darunter sein Sohn John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), dem späteren sechsten Präsidenten der USA. Die Quellensammlung bietet einen tiefen Einblick in das öffentliche Wirken und das private Innenleben einer Familie, die die amerikanische Unabhängigkeit und die ersten Jahrzehnte der Republik entscheidend geprägt hat. Der Online-Ausgabe liegt die seit 1961 bei der Harvard University Press veröffentlichte Printausgabe zugrunde.

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The University of Virginia Press, Rotunda

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American Documentary History Collection

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Bestellnummer bei digento :: digento order number

10928406

Verlagsinformation :: Publisher's information

Rotunda is the digital imprint of the University of Virginia Press. It was conceived as an experiment in the feasibility of electronic academic publishing at the dawn of the Internet age, launching its first Founding Era publication in 2004, The Dolley Madison Digital Edition. Today, Rotunda continues to legitimize and preserve digital scholarly editions by integrating them with an established university press.

Rotunda’s American History Collection is a comprehensive archive of America's documentary legacy, spanning from George Washington’s earliest surveying journals to Ronald Reagan’s Oval Office recordings. Comprising over 300,000 primary source materials, these authoritative editions, trusted by over 200 universities worldwide, bridge the gap between the meticulous scholarship of printed volumes and the ever-increasing potential of digital discovery. As the collection expands, it will look to increase its coverage of presidential correspondence, as well as introduce new, vital voices that enrich our understanding of the American experience.

The Adams Papers Digital Edition

One of the outstanding documentary editions in American scholarship, The Adams Papers collects the correspondence and other significant papers of our nation's first great political family. At the center, of course, is John Adams. Beginning with his early diaries and three volumes selected from his legal papers—documenting, among other cases, the Boston Massacre trials—this edition covers Adams's ascent from young Boston lawyer to passionate advocate for American independence, including his time in the Continental Congress and his drafting of the Massachusetts state constitution (the oldest of the world's active constitutions). As one of the great diplomats of the era, Adams spent eight years in Europe, called upon by his young country to negotiate treaties with France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Prussia, and the Barbary States.

Upon his return to America he served as vice president under George Washington and, eventually, second president of the United States. An embattled nonpartisan in an age of emerging party alliance, his popularity and influence fluctuated dramatically with the controversy over the XYZ Affair, Quasi-War with France, the Alien and Sedition Acts, and conflicts with his own cabinet. During this period in the Executive branch, he saw the movement of the federal government from New York to Philadelphia to the District of Columbia. The vice presidential and presidential years or executive period of Adams's public career will also be covered in this edition.

The Papers contains John's frequent correspondence with his wife Abigail, allowing the reader an uncommonly candid view on the workings of the state, as well as Abigail's own observant, spirited writings. Her letters offer an invaluable view on eighteenth-century life, from the farm and family she often managed by herself to the war being played out on her doorstep. Also featured is the family correspondence of the four Adams children, including eldest son—and sixth president—John Quincy Adams, in addition to John Adams's diary and a carefully curated selection from John Adams's legal papers.