The tendency to jump from George Washington to Thomas Jefferson overlooks a man who was a leader almost in spite of himself.
David McCullough's biography of Adams provides a fascinating view at an astute political thinker who attracted followers through competence and integrity.
It is not only a book to read but to re-read.
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I picked this biography up after a visit to Boston and loved it. David McCullough is amazing and so were John Adams (and Abigail). I could read it again...but now I'm reading "Washington, A Life" by Ron Chernow. What we owe to our amazing founders is beyond comprehension.
Texas Leigh,
It is a great book. I also have the Chernow book on Washington but haven't started it yet.
We were very fortunate to have an extraordinary group of people around at the start of this nation.
Michael
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