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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.44092
EAN: 9781416575887
ISBN: 141657588X
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 768
Publication Date: January 29, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Sales Rank: 119
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Rating:  - John Adams book review
John Adams was one of the most pivotal characters and longest lived of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. But what makes this book possible is the immense volume of letters he wrote though out his life time... letters to friends, family, co-conspirators, rivals, foreign powers, enemies, politicians, soldiers, and scholars. He may be the most prolific writer of the period, possibly any period.
David McCullough uses this mass of writing to bring insight into the formation of ... Read More
Rating: - very good readable book
This book has a lot of history that you don't hear about that make this book more enjoyable to read.
Rating: - Gave me tremendous appreciation for John & Abigail
I've never enjoyed a biography more than this one. The portrait that McCullough paints of John and Abigail Adams left a great impression on me and an appreciation for the sacrifices that they and others made to give birth to our nation.
Rating:  - Pure Joy
I was really impressed with the way that McCullough let John, Abagail, Jefferson and others speak for themselves. The amount of primary sources quoted at length is massive but never daunting, and McCollough is helpful in getting past the colloqualisms of the time (I had no idea a "pip" was a sore throat). Abagail impressed me more than John through her own words. The only drawback was that the narrative style at times was more anecdotal and less analytical. But eggheadism aside this book is truly ... Read More
Rating:  - Boring!
I am amazed that more people have not commented on how extraordinarily boring this book is. I am an avid reader and a David McCullough fan, but this book is a chore to read. I rarely fail to finish any book I start, but I think this one will be going into the Goodwill bag before I get to page 300. I keep reading. I keep expecting it to get better, but it has been slow going - mostly because I invariably fall asleep after 30 - 40 pages.
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