Haven't heard of new bio of John adams. can you please post details (publisher etc) Stephen Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan P. Gill" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 7:06 PM Subject: 2 inquiries > Dear Poundians: > > Does anyone know off-hand what evidence James Wilhelm was working with > when he claimned that "in opposition to the general will of the community, > Home [...] freely invited many Italians and Jews and other 'foreigners' > from Philadelphia to his home" (American Roots 73)? I've never seen > anything to corroborate that, other than Wendy Flory's claim that Homer > sublet their home to a Dr. Hackenburg at at least one point around 1903. > > Also, has anyone been following the reviews of the new biography of John > Adams? It gets me to thinking whether or not we can say that Adams > replaced Jefferson in Pound's affections--or whether he simply made room > for another hero. > > Jonathan Gill > Columbia University > >