“What a terrific book! John Adams has to be one of the most under-rated characters of the American Revolution. Reading this reminded me of how much I DON'T know about American History. The book is fairly even-handed in presenting both the good and the bad about some of the very important persons that played major roles in the development of our democracy. I was a bit surprised at the extent of the disagreements and political in-fighting and dirty tricks that went on. I never realized how difficult it must have been to invent a whole new way of thinking about government. All of the "politricks" going on then reminded me of what goes on in today's American politics. I guess Ecclesiastes was right: there is nothing new under the sun!”
bookkaddict wrote this review Saturday, October 24 2009.
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