John Adams
by David McCullough
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Author: David McCulloughReader: Edward Herrmann
Edition: Audio Cassette
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Published: 2001-05-01
ISBN: 0743504739
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
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Book Review: Superb biography of a fascinating (and generally overlooked) individual.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been fascinated by John Adams ever since I first saw the movie "1776". Granted, I understand that William Daniels' portrayal had a great deal of dramatization for the sake of making a good story coloring it, but it always seemed to me that there was a fair amount of truth undergirding it as well. This book reinforces that opinion; I could frequently hear with my mind's ear Daniels' acerbic voice speaking the lines attributed to Adams. Granted, I am not a professional historian, so McCullough could easily have made much of this story up out of whole cloth and I'd have no way of detecting the deceit, but it has the feel of a thoroughly researched, carefully accurate tale. But more importantly, it is (to my mind, at least) reasonably well-balanced. Certainly, McCullough has tremendous respect and affection for his subject; most biographers do. But he doesn't fall into the trap that so many biographers fall into of omitting or glossing over the flaws in his subject. It is certainly possible that someone less well-inclined toward Adams might feel that he has minimized them, but no one can reasonably accuse him of ignoring them; Adams is portrayed in a very human light, and no one can read this book and feel that they saw an airbrushed picture of a perfect statesman. The ability to show a subject flaws and all while still invoking sympahy and respect is the mark of a truly fine biographer; McCullough does that.
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