I consider David McCullough to be the finest American historian and biographer alive today. McCullough, the author of several superb works of history and biography (most notably, Mornings on Horseback, The Path Between the Seas, and 1776), has penned two Presidential biographies, both of which have won the Pulitzer Prize: Truman, written in 1992, and ...
John Adams’ 275th birthday will be celebrated on Oct. 30, 2010, Adams having been born on October 30, 1735. But there is no likelihood that there will be great nationwide recognition or celebration of this fact. To his eternal disappointment, Adams’ reputation has never approximated those of the presidents who preceded and followed Adams to ...
Touring the John Adams Homestead in Quincy, Massachusetts is something that is growing in popularity of late. The recent showing of the HBO series “John Adams” has sparked or rekindled interest in this great American patriot and the second president of the United States. Being able to go back in time is not possible but ...
John Adams had an important role in the events that preceded the American Revolution, as a constitutional lawyer. His knowledge of law makes him a key figure in the revolt. He wrote several essays, memoirs and legal resolutions against taxation and the UK regulators. In August 1765, he contributed anonymously to several articles which appeared ...
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