John Adams (CD) (ISBN-13: 9780743572439)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling biography of America's founding father and second president that was the basis for the acclaimed HBO series, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough.

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 who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history.

This is history on a grand scale--a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.

Author: David McCullough
ISBN-10: 0743572432
ISBN-13: 9780743572439
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2008
Pages: 24
Format: CD
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 5.12h x 6.04w x 2.22d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 42