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Tag Archives: John Adams
Wednesday Blogging Challenge: Favorite historic personage to read about?
….favorite historic personage to read about, eh? That’s a tough one. There are a few people I’ve read several biographies about, including Joan of Arc and John Adams. I’ve found Joan fascinating since watching a CBS drama based on her … Continue reading
Revolutionary Characters
Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different© 2006 Gordon S. Woods352 pages Revolutionary Characters reviews the lives of several of the United States’ founding fathers to examine how the personal strengths and ambitions of these men allowed them to play … Continue reading
Passionate Sage
Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams© 1993 Joseph Ellis288 pages G.K. Chesteron once wrote that the Catholic Church is the only thing that saves a man from the degrading slavery of being a child of his age. … Continue reading
American Creation
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic© Joseph Ellis304 pages In Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis used a series of nonfictional ‘stories’ about the founding fathers of the United States to illustrate how their personal relationships with … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, Colonial America, history, John Adams, Joseph Ellis, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, US Constitution
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John Adams
John Adams© 2001 David McCullough751 pages The memory of some American presidents looms over the national mind like their monuments tower above the landscape. But John Adams has no monument on the National Mall: his face does not stare down … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, biography, David McCullough, Hail to the Chief, John Adams, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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This Week at the Library (6 August)
Aside from special occasions like Independence Day, I don’t plan my reading. I tend to follow whatever ensnares my interest, though this tends to result in my gorging on a particular topic, sometimes to the point that I get sick … Continue reading
First Family
First Family: Abigail and John Adams© 2010 Joseph Ellis320 pages ‘Til then, ’til then, I am, as I ever was….yours, yours, yours. 1776, a musical film which celebrates the Declaration of Independence, is an absolutely delightful movie, as funny as … Continue reading