John Adams
by David McCullough
Taste attributes: biographyhistoricalpoliticaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a weighty biography, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
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...
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- Author
- David McCullough
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 751
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