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The Colonial Dames of America Award (2002).American Revolution Round Table Book Award (2001).American Academy of Diplomacy Award (2001).Ambassador Book Award/English-Speaking Union of the US (2002).Claremont Institute "Oddly, McCullough has almost nothing to say about Adams's political thought.".The New Republic "McCullough barely mentions Adams's political writings and what he has to say about the two major works consists of brief quotations surrounded by utterly conventional plot summary and commentary.".

The New York Review of Books "This big but extremely readable book is by far the best biography of Adams ever written.".

The New York Times ".a lucid and compelling work.".Book Reporter "Lavish and abundant in documentation, readers will be delighted with the fascinating, colorful narrative in John Adams.".Publishers Weekly "Here a preeminent master of narrative history takes on the most fascinating of our founders to create a benchmark for all Adams biographers.".The New Yorker "David McCullough's portrait may not quite give us the battered titan in all his raw, sulfurous asperity, but his vivid storytelling will surely persuade a generation to look again at this obstinate, brave, and most deeply philosophical of American patriarchs.".Kirkus Reviews "Despite the whopping length, there's not a wasted word in this superb, swiftly moving narrative, which brings new and overdue honor to a Founding Father.".Library Journal "This life of Adams is an extraordinary portrait of an extraordinary man.This excellent biography deserves a wide audience.".Booklist " wonderfully stirring biography to read it is to feel as if you are witnessing the birth of a country firsthand.".

Walter Isaacson for Time: "America's most beloved biographer, David McCullough, has plucked Adams from the historical haze.and produced another masterwork of storytelling that blends colorful narrative with sweeping insights.".

Perhaps the greatest treasure trove was the enormous amount of correspondence between John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams, a marriage McCullough calls "one of the great love stories of American history." Also invaluable was his long correspondence with his successor as president, Thomas Jefferson, which McCullough calls "one of the most extraordinary correspondences in the English language." Praise The author spent six years studying Adams, reading the same books he had read and visiting the places he had lived. "The problem with Adams is that most Americans know nothing about him." - David McCullough Īlthough the book was originally intended to be a dual biography of Adams and Jefferson, McCullough was increasingly drawn to Adams and away from Jefferson.