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... read more
I. Revolution
1. The Road to Philadelphia
2. True Blue
3. Colossus of Independence
II. Distant Shores
1. Appointment to France
2. Unalterably Determined
3. Abigail in Paris
III. Independence Forever
1. Heir Apparent
2. Old Oak
3. Statesman
4. Rejoice Ever More
5. Journey's End
Acknnowledgements
Source Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preceded by Washington, and followed by Thomas Jefferson.
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