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John Adams by David McCullough

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Review of John Adams

By: David McCullough

            John Adams was a strong advocate for American independence and struggled a lot as our second president coming after George Washington, who was beloved by many.  McCullough dives deep into who Adams was as person and the role he played in his forming of America.  Adams had his faults with his temper, his intellectual vanity, and his stubbornness, but he was a man with strong moral beliefs and convictions.  His integrity remained intact despite enemies firing on all sides during the revolution and while he was president.  I also loved his relationship with Abigail because there was such respect between them, and I appreciated how loyal he was to her.  Adams made his own decisions, but almost always asked for her opinion.  On the other hand, his relationship with Jefferson was complicated and messy.  There was respect and love between them, but their opposing views got between in the way.  They were in a way the equivalent of frenemies and you could also compare their relationship to Hamilton and Burr.  Fortunately, Adams and Jefferson were able to mend fences, and funnily enough, they had a mutual distrust for Hamilton, who was a threat to both.  Unfortunately, when we got to the Adams administration, I was reminded that politics hasn’t changed much, we just now have the internet and television to spread the chaos and slander. Adams is a figure to be admired and respected as this book highlights his accomplishments and what he did for our country and becoming president to a newborn nation is not an easy feat.  Maybe not all his decisions were the best, but he did what he believed was right and the man had no regrets.  Despite how long it took me to read it was easy to read biography on Adams.