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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, regularly irascible, permanently honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who thought, wrote, and spoke out for the “Fantastic Cause” come what might, who traveled far and wide in all seasons and regularly at extreme risk; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was rightly celebrated for his integrity, and regarded by some as “out of his senses”; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving like tales in American history.
Much about John Adam’s life will come as a surprise to many. His rocky relationship with friend and eventual archrival Thomas Jefferson, his courageous voyage on the frigate Boston in the winter of 1778 and his later trek over the Pyrenees are exploits few would have dared and that few listeners will ever forget.
Like his masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography Truman, David McCullough’s John Adams has the sweep and energy of a fantastic novel. This is history on a grand scale — an audiobook about politics and war and social issues, but also about human scenery, like, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship and treachery, and the far-reaching consequences of noble thoughts. Above all, it is an enchanting, regularly surprising tale of one of the most vital and fascinating Americans who ever lived.Amazon.com Review
Left to his own devices, John Adams might have lived out his days as a Massachusetts country lawyer, devoted to his family tree and friends. As it was, events swiftly overtook him, and Adams–who, David McCullough writes, was “not a man of the world” and not fond of politics–came to greatness as the second president of the United States, and one of the most distinguished of a generation of revolutionary leaders. He establish reason to dislike sectarian wrangling even more in the aftermath of war, when Federalist and anti-Federalist factions vied bitterly for power, introducing scandal into an administration beset by additional difficulties–including pirates on the high seas, conflict with France and England, and all the public controversy attendant in building a nation.
Overshadowed by the lustrous presidents Washington and Jefferson, who bracketed his tenure in office, Adams emerges from McCullough’s brilliant biography as a truly heroic figure–not only for his significant role in the American Revolution but also for maintaining his personal integrity in its strife-filled aftermath. McCullough spends much of his narrative examining the troubled friendship between Adams and Jefferson, who had in common a like for books and thoughts but differed on nearly every additional imaginable point. Reading his pages, it is simple to imagine the two as alter egos. (Strangely, both died on the same day, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.) But McCullough also considers Adams in his own light, and the portrait that emerges is altogether fascinating. –Gregory McNamee
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So, I selected this book up…and I had high hopes for it. I thought,”Yeah, a book about John Adams. I really haven’t read much about him. Should be a excellent book.” OR NOT!! Let me tell you, this book is horrible. Filled with 600 pages of worthless information about his personal life, I thought that I was being tortured. Really, I was being tortured. The only exciting part of the book is when Adams fights for his life on a ship…and I was excited in hope that Adams was going to die so the book would end. I wanted to die myself, but, nonstop to read this book in hopes of seeing a brighter part of the book. The best part….the pointer, which helped me write a report on this POS book. Unless you want to be tortured in a new and very BRUTAL way..don’t read this book. You might reflect of taking your life if you do read it.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
After reading this book, I wanted to jump off a cliff. The only problem was, I live in the plains. This book is HORRIBLE, filled with useless information on the like life of Stout John Adams and his sick wife. Do I care about them? NO! I read this book for the politics, or thought I would, not romance. I would recommend this book to anyone who is on the verge of suicide, and needs something to push them over the edge.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
This is lacking a doubt the worst book that I’ve ever read. It took me more than a month to read the book and I am the type of person to end a book at this part in 2 weeks or less. The life of John Adams will be establish dull, dry, and uninteresting to a person who takes no interest in history. But, if you are a history buff, then this is the book for you. In my opinion it’s 651 pages of boredom.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
A glib but superficial book overlooks Adam’s horrible role in signing the Alien and Rabble-rousing Acts — the most enduring threat to civil liberties in the history of the United States. This book is pleasant entertainment but not serious history.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
The first 50 or so pages made me reflect that this had all be said before. Countless books have been written about Adams, now this one adds nothing new to the collection. Truman was a fantastic book by McCullough with lots of new and appealing info, but this one is a dud, not worth the money and a absolute bore. Best used as a paperweight.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5