The Best Biographies of John Adams
The journey through the John Adams presidency involved nearly five weeks and over 3,400 pages of reading. It included four …
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Review of “First Family: Abigail and John Adams” by Joseph J. Ellis
“First Family: Abigail & John Adams” is the most recent of nearly a dozen books by Joseph J. Ellis. Mr. …
Review of “John Adams: Party of One” by James Grant
“John Adams: Party of One” is James Grant’s fifth of seven books, and one of two he has written on …
Review of “Adams vs. Jefferson” by John Ferling
“Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800” was written by John Ferling (the author of biographies I’ve already read …
Review of “John Adams: A Life” by John Ferling
“John Adams: A Life” is the fifth of nearly a dozen books authored by John Ferling, who has written extensively …
Review of “Passionate Sage” by Joseph J. Ellis
“Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams” by Joseph J. Ellis was published in 1993. Though it remains …
Review of “John Adams” by Page Smith
“John Adams” by Page Smith was the first comprehensive biography of Adams written once the second president’s personal papers became …
Review of “John Adams” by David McCullough
“John Adams” is the 2001 narrative biography of our nation’s second president, written by author and historian David McCullough. Of …
Let’s Move on to John Adams
Having lived (and re-lived) George Washington’s life, we now move ahead to one of America’s most important but less well-understood …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 