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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