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John Adams by David McCullough (2001, Hardcover) Founding Father U.S. History
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Biography
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- Historical
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780684813639
- Book Title
- John Adams
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.7in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 42.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 752 Pages
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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 -- "the colossus of independence," as Thomas Jefferson called him -- 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.Like his masterly, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographyTruman,David McCullough'sJohn Adamshas the sweep and vitality of a great novel. It is both a riveting portrait of an abundantly human man and a vivid evocation of his time, much of it drawn from an outstanding collection of Adams family letters and diaries. In particular, the more than one thousand surviving letters between John and Abigail Adams, nearly half of which have never been published, provide extraordinary access to their private lives and make it possible to know John Adams as no other major American of his founding era.As he has with stunning effect in his previous books, McCullough tells the story from within -- from the point of view of the amazing eighteenth century and of those who, caught up in events, had no sure way of knowing how things would turn out. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, the British spy Edward Bancroft, Madame Lafayette and Jefferson's Paris "interest" Maria Cosway, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, the scandalmonger James Callender, Sally Hemings, John Marshall, Talleyrand, and Aaron Burr all figure in this panoramic chronicle, as does, importantly, John Quincy Adams, the adored son whom Adams would live to see become President.Crucial to the story, as it was to history, is the relationship between Adams and Jefferson, born opposites -- one a Massachusetts farmer's son, the other a Virginia aristocrat and slaveholder, one short and stout, the other tall and spare. Adams embraced conflict; Jefferson avoided it. Adams had great humor; Jefferson, very little. But they were alike in their devotion to their country.At first they were ardent co-revolutionaries, then fellow diplomats and close friends. With the advent of the two political parties, they became archrivals, even enemies, in the intense struggle for the presidency in 1800, perhaps the most vicious election in history. Then, amazingly, they became friends again, and ultimately, incredibly, they died on the same day -- their day of days -- July 4, in the year 1826.Much about John Adams's life will come as a surprise to many readers. His courageous voyage on the frigateBostonin the winter of 1778 and his later trek over the Pyrenees are exploits that few would have dared and that few readers will ever forget.It is a life encompassing a huge arc -- Adams lived longer than any president. The story ranges from the Boston Massacre to Philadelphia in 1776 to the Versailles of Louis XVI, from Spain to Amsterdam, from the Court of St. James's, where Adams was the first American to stand before King George III as a representative of the new nation, to the raw, half-finished Capital by the Potomac, where Adams was the first President to occupy the White House.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 Adamsis an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684813637
ISBN-13
9780684813639
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1836296
Product Key Features
Book Title
John Adams
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
752 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.7in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
42.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E322.M38 2001
Reviews
Michiko Kakutani The New York Times Lucid and compelling...[Written] in a fluent narrative style that combines a novelist's sense of drama with a scholar's meticulous attention to the historical record., Michiko KakutaniThe New York TimesLucid and compelling...[Written] in a fluent narrative style that combines a novelist's sense of drama with a scholar's meticulous attention to the historical record., Gordon S. Wood The New York Review of Books By far the best biography of Adams ever written...McCullough's special gift as an artist is his ability to re-create past human beings in all their fullness and all their humanity. In John and Abigail he has found characters worthy of his talent., Gordon S. WoodThe New York Review of BooksBy far the best biography of Adams ever written...McCullough's special gift as an artist is his ability to re-create past human beings in all their fullness and all their humanity. In John and Abigail he has found characters worthy of his talent.
Table of Content
Contents Part I: Revolution CHAPTER ONE: The Road to Philadelphia CHAPTER TWO: True Blue CHAPTER THREE: Colossus of Independence Part II: Distant Shores CHAPTER FOUR: Appointment to France CHAPTER FIVE: Unalterably Determined CHAPTER SIX: Abigail in Paris CHAPTER SEVEN: London Part III: Independence Forever CHAPTER EIGHT: Heir Apparent CHAPTER NINE: Old Oak CHAPTER TEN: Statesman CHAPTER ELEVEN: Rejoice Ever More CHAPTER TWELVE: Journey's End ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SOURCE NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
2001-027010
Dewey Decimal
973.4/4/092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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