Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Introduction; I: John Adams Man of Braintree; II: The Lawyer; III: Abigail Adams; IV: Prelude to Revolution; V: Preparing The Case; VI: Trying the Case— The Verdict: Independence; VII: The Greatest Question; VIII: The Plan of Government; IX: Winning the Peace; X: The Treaty; XI: A Yankee Goes to Court; XII: The Defence; XIII: The Vice-Presidency; XIV: Discourses on Davila; XV: The Presidency; XVI: A Declaration of Independence; XVII: A Last Career