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| ISBN-13: 9780743223133 ISBN-10: 0743223136 Publisher: Simon Schuster Publication Date: 9/3/2002 Pages: 752 Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 136 |
Book Description:
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history.
This is history on a grand scale -- a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
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A little dry, but very informative.
A great story of personal achievement and greatness that passed without being fully appreciated. It makes me wonder how such a good thinker and doer is not held in higher esteem in history.
Ashley M. from LAWRENCEVILLE, GA wrote on 8/2/2006...Powerful, epic biography!!!
Jeffrey S. from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote on 2/25/2006...Somehow manages to make history interesting. But I didn't finish it, so that maybe says something...
Deserving winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history.
It is a life encompassing a huge arc -- Adams lived longer than any president. The story ranges from the Boston Massacre to Philadelphia in 1776 to the Versailles of Louis XVI, from Spain to Amsterdam, from the Court of St. James's, where Adams was the first American to stand before King George III as a representative of the new nation, to the raw, half-finished Capital by the Potomac, where Adams was the first President to occupy the White House. This is history on a grand scale -- a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas.
Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
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Heidi B. from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote on 3/7/2007...Well-written biography of a key American leader.