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Customer Reviews for: John Adams   All ProductsAll ProductsBooksCamera, Photo & OpticsCell Phone AccessoriesCell PhonesComputers & HardwareDVD MoviesElectronicsMagazines & NewspapersMusic CDMusical InstrumentsOffice SuppliesSoftwareVHS Movies Rating - The first American Political Intellectual In the field of historical writing there is this great chasm. There are the intellectual Professional University Scholars who delve into the abyss of historical matter and come up with the historical truth. Unfortunately their writings are boring and state the rather moribund cold facts. On the other hand we have great writers who also do their due diligence but are able to write a coherent historical accounting of the past. David McCullough is a writer of that other ilk in writing an historical perspective. John Adams happens to be his second best writing in his oeuvre of works. His detailing of the life and times of John Adams is a work of historical importance that actually brings back a time of life in the early formation of the United States of America. His writings of the correspondence between Abigail Adams and John are remarkable. The following of the raising and the lives of their offspring are indeed new founded and compelling. The recording of John Adams forays with the other founding fathers and his travels abroad are indeed both interesting and compelling. Adam's relationship with Thomas Jefferson is fully explained and exposed. McCullough goes on to explain the complete political philosophy of John Adams. This is indeed a great read. I consider David McCullough to be a true and actual historian for the common folk. Five Stars No Problem!!!! Rating - An Exceptional Read... One of the best books I have read in years. I highly recommend it. Rating - History comes alive! It's so much easier to learn & remember history when the writer allows you to become intimately involved with the subject and the period. David McCullough's writing is so personable, so charming, and so precisely informative that I walked away from this book with a deep appreciation of Adams and the time in which he lived. I believe McCullough could fascinate his readers even if he wrote about the telephone book! It was hard to put this book down, I always wanted to know what was coming next. His descriptions of time & place were very visual, putting the reader directly in the midst of the story -- seeing the colors, hearing the voices, feeling the tension, learning about small details. The people he writes about are recognizably human and vulnerable, yet the reader can't help but feel awe for what these people accomplished under such seemingly hopeless situations. One of my favorite history books!! Rating - What an amazing book. This work by DAVID MCCULLOUGH is no less than genius. DAVID MCCULLOUGH won the Pulitzer prize for this book. We are taught in school that John Adams was present during the American Revolution but to what extent? Simply amazing. Go to the Product Information page page 5 of 10  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  Customer Reviews for Simon & Schuster,141657588X,9781416575887,141657588X,973.44092

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