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A 5 page paper discussing the book 'Samuel Adams - Radical Puritan' by Lillian Fowler, William Fowler, William Fowler, Jr., and Oscar Handlin. The book covers the life and times, as well as the adventures of Samuel Adams, the American revolutionary and political leader. No additional sources cited.
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the topic of the 1997 book "Samuel Adams: Radical Puritan" written by Lillian M., William, and William (Jr.) Fowler and Oscar Handlin. Through this new biography, readers are treated
to a view of a complicated man with the mindset of both a revolutionist and a puritan. It is a well-written book from these eminent and well-published historians, and
it provides an excellent overview of the complexities of one "radical puritan" (and patriot) as the United States of America struggled through their colonial days with the vision of something
far more grand always before them. Born in 1722, the son of a Boston merchant and "malster," Samuel Adams was a passionate and
effective proponent of the American Revolution. The authors of "Radical Puritan" note that from his earliest years, or at least his years as a college student, he fervently believed
that it is "lawful to resist the Supreme Magistrate, if the Commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved." Samuel Adams was a skilled propagandist and an eloquent writer according to the
Fowlers. He was, for the day, something of an nonconformist. He was rumpled and unpretentious, compared to the fine and dandified gentlemen of his acquaintance. This research
paper was sold by of Jackson, New Jersey. He had no use for the fashion of the day, a powdered wig, and had little tolerance for
the dandified affectations of many of his cohorts. A 1740 graduate of Harvard, Samuel and his fellow revolutionaries, the Sons of
Liberty, spent the bulk of their time and energy educating and inciting other colonists against the tyranny of King George III. Some of his companions were Paul Revere, John
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