Early Diary of John Adams, volume 1

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Contents

Descriptive List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xv Editorial Method and Apparatus xvi Introduction 1 1. The Earliest Diary of John Adams 1. 2. The Manuscript Described and Dated 4. 3. The History of the Manuscript Reconstructed 16. 4. Young John Adams 32. The Earliest Diary of John Adams, June 1753–April 1754, September 1758–January 1759 43 Index 109