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A review by cag91
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff
3.0
Before reading this book, I knew exactly two things about Samuel Adams: 1) he signed the Declaration of Independence and 2) his cousin is John Adams.
Reading this book really helped solidify my understanding of this time period. For instance, I had no clue the war (Lexington and Concord specifically) actually predated July 1776.
At times, Samuel Adams seemed to disappear in his own biography as others took to the stage. At other times, I got the cast of characters confused. Little was shared about his early life and even less about his family. However, this biography could easily be a biography of the revolution itself. The entire course of events seemed to be orchestrated by Samuel himself. And, without Samuel, it seems (to me at least) that there would be no President John Adams.
I really loved learning about this forgotten Founding Father (though it still feels like too little about him was actually shared).
Reading this book really helped solidify my understanding of this time period. For instance, I had no clue the war (Lexington and Concord specifically) actually predated July 1776.
At times, Samuel Adams seemed to disappear in his own biography as others took to the stage. At other times, I got the cast of characters confused. Little was shared about his early life and even less about his family. However, this biography could easily be a biography of the revolution itself. The entire course of events seemed to be orchestrated by Samuel himself. And, without Samuel, it seems (to me at least) that there would be no President John Adams.
I really loved learning about this forgotten Founding Father (though it still feels like too little about him was actually shared).