John Ferling is professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. He is the author of many books on the American Revolution, including The Ascent of George Washington; Almost a Miracle; A Leap in the Dark; Whirlwind, a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Book Prize; and, most recently, Apostles of Revolution: Jefferson, Paine, Monroe, and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe. He and his wife, Carol, live near Atlanta.
JOHN FERLING, Professor of History at West Georgia College, is writing a biography of John Adams. He is the author of The Loyalist Mind (1977), A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America (1981), and The First of Men: A Life of George Washington (1988).
Foreword by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Editor's Preface
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chronology.
Manuscript and Archival Resources
Contemporary Newspapers
Writings of John Adams
Biographical Publications
Genealogy, Youth and Early Career, 1735-1765
The American Protest Movement, 1763-1774
Member of Congress, 1774-1777
Revolutionary Diplomatic Activities, 1778-1783
Minister to Great Britain, 1784-1788
Vice President of the United States, 1789-1797
Election of 1796
President of the United States, 1797-1801
Election of 1800
Post-Presidential Years, 1801-1826
Personal Life of John Adams
Historiographical Materials; Iconography
Periodical Sources
Index to Authors
Index to Subjects
Following a long and distinguished public career, John Adams had a turbulent presidency. Sandwiched between the presidencies of Washington and Jefferson, Adams received less attention from contemporary writers. Since the 1960s, however, scholars have begun to turn their attention to John Adams. This bibliography provides access to both primary sources and the secondary literature on John Adams. The volume also includes a short chronology of Adams' life and author and subject indexes.