John Adams

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
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 05/22/2001
Pages: 752
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.67lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.62w x 1.66d
ISBN: 9780684813639


Award: ALA Notable Books - Winner
Award: Christopher Awards - Winner
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Nominee
Award: Pulitzer Prize - Winner
Award: Ambassador Book Awards - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2001 pg. 388
Booklist 03/01/2001 pg. 1186
Publishers Weekly 04/02/2001 pg. 47
Time 05/28/2001 pg. 88
Newsweek 05/21/2001 pg. 58
BookPage 06/01/2001 pg. 13
New York Times 05/27/2001 pg. 9
Business Week 06/04/2001 pg. 22
Library Journal 05/01/2001 pg. 101
People Weekly 06/25/2001 pg. 49
New York Times 06/03/2001 pg. 28
Entertainment Weekly 07/13/2001 pg. 77
New York Times 12/02/2001 pg. 12
Commonweal 12/07/2001 pg. 27
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2002 pg. 758
Harvard Business Review 03/01/2008 pg. 45
Christianity Today 05/01/2008 pg. 71

About the Author
David McCullough (1933-2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.