Introduction: the evolution of a distinctive republican vision
Part One. Adams moves to the center. A provincial reverence for the British Constitution, 1735-1767
The discovery of the republic, 1768-1772
Realm versus dominion, 1773-1774
From imperial dominion to autonomous republic, 1774-1775
Building a republican orthodoxy, 1775-1776
Part Two. Adams on his own. Defending executive authority, 1775-1779
An education in American aristocracy, 1775-1783
Redefining the republican tradition, 1784-1787
John Adams's republic in republican America, 1787-1800
A retrospective retirement, 1801-1826
Conclusion: memory and desire in revolutionary politics.
