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Saturday, February 2, 2013

New article from Prof. James Kirschke

In conjunction with co-author, Scott D. Grapin, Prof. James J. Kirschke has published the article "From Colonist to Revolutionary: John Adams (1735-1826)" in 1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era (vol. 19.  2012.  AMS Press, Inc.:  pp. 187-200).

This article takes a textual, historical and biographical approach to examining the voluminous published writings and extensive correspondence of John Adams, so as to indicate the torturous path that the statesman and author took to an eventual stance of independence from Great Britain.

Prof. James Kirschke at last fall's reception.