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    Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

    The United States of faced enormous challenges, provoked by enemies foreign and domestic. The father of the new nation, George Washington, left his vice president, John Adams, with relatively little guidance and impossible expectations to meet. Adams was confronted with intense partisan divides, debates over citizenship, fears of political violence, potential for foreign conflict with France and Britain, and a nation unsure that the presidency could even work without Washington at the helm.

    Making the Presidency is an authoritative exploration of the second US presidency, a period critical to the survival of the American republic. Through meticulous research and engaging prose, Lindsay Chervinsky illustrates the unique challenges faced by Adams and shows how he shaped the office for his successors. One of the most qualified presidents in American history, he had been a legislator, political theorist, d

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    Quincy takes first step toward potenial John Adams presidential library

    QUINCY — The city has formally requested that the John Adams book collection be brought back to Quincy in a letter to the Boston Public Library, which has kept and maintained the 3, volumes for more than years. Mayor Thomas Koch says he wants the artifacts returned to Quincy, the president's sista resting place, and ultimately used as the focal point for a presidential library.

    "My objective fryst vatten to return this treasure of our local and our national history to the citizens of Quincy and dedicate a presidential library of sorts to John Adams and feature his collection as its centerpiece, among other important displays of our history," the mayor's letter, addressed to BPL President David Leonard, said. "I fully recognize the importance of this undertaking and am willing to commit the necessary resources to see the proper care  of the collection as well as prepare a suitable home for it." 

    The mayor first expres

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    This wandering, itinerating life grows more and more disagreeable to me.I want to see my wife and children every day, inom want to see my grass and blossoms and corn…But above all except the wife and children I want to see my books.
    John Adams to Abigail, May 23,

    Four generations of the Adams family were avid book collectors. In their lifetime they built a library collection to include the fields of classics, literature, history, language and linguistics, economics, travel, and geography. Are you building your own library? Or do you want to learn more about this remarkable family? The park's bookstore is the perfect place to begin!


    America’s National Parks™ operates the bookstore at the Visitor Center located at Hancock Street.

    You can also purchase a limited selection of items directly from the Adams National Historical Park store on the America’s National Parks™ website.

    Eastern National, the America’s National Parks™ parent company, fryst vatten a non-profit partner of the National Pa

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