1787 JOHN ADAMS. A Defence of the Constitution of the United States. First Edition. Reformation Gordon of the Confederate Army

Gordon of the Confederate Army from Scribner's Magazine

The present copy owned by an early Disciples of Christ preacher and evangelist

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Robb Grover

The words of California is no worse than I expected & yet it is impossible to hear next to me one speak but in the language of blasphemy

1787 JOHN ADAMS. A Defence of the Constitution of the United States. First Edition. Reformation Gordon of the Confederate ArmyA very desirable first edition of John Adams' influential work on a constitutional separation of powers; a work which proved central to the multi branch structure proposed in the Constitution of the United States of America. A cornerstone piece of Americana. Adams, John. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. London. C. Dilly. 1787. As America began emerging from the rubble of the Revolution, John Adams was