John Adams
by David McCullough
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Author: David McCulloughEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2002-09-03
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 752
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: Great book on a fascinating man
Summary: 4 Stars
The American Revolution was a unique experiment conducted by a band of
colorful, courageous, and dedicated individuals. Primary among the founding
fathers was John Adams, although it appears sometimes that history has
passed him by. He was not as flamboyant as Benjamin Franklin; he did not
command armies and won battles as did George Washington; and he was not, as
some might say, as refined as Thomas Jefferson. But regardless, Adams left a
unique stamp on the American Revolution. It was Adams who believed fervently
in the idea of creating a country based on the basic premise of the
equality of all men. While Jefferson may have penned the words to the
Declaration of Independence, those words were shaped and indeed lived in spirit
the most by John Adams. It was John Adams who went to Europe as the representative
of this new nation, United States, to borrow money from the French at first and
the Dutch later to wean America away from its erstwhile master, Great Britain.
It was John Adams who held his own as the first American ambassador to
Great Britain. And it was John Adams who, while being a deeply religious
man, subscribed to the separation of church and state and limiting the
powers of the president. This book traces the roots of John Adams from a
planter's son to the second president of the United States. It is an
engrossing account of tumultuous times in the birth of a nation and
the man who lead it through the growing pains. The book includes
a fascinating account of Adams' rich relationship with his wife Abigail
Adams and how much counsel he sought from her, of his deep friendship
with Thomas Jefferson that persisted despite events that separated them
for many years at a stretch, and much more. It is a long book, but
don't let that stop you from venturing into a fascinating account of
how one man's beliefs shaped a growing nation. (May 2009).
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