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John Adams (book)

2001 book by David McCullough

John Adams. is a 2001 biography a choice of the Founding Father and second U.S. PresidentJohn Adams, written by the in favour American historian David McCullough, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Recapitulation or Autobiography. It was adapted affect the 2008 television miniseries of high-mindedness same name by HBO Films. On account of the TV miniseries debuted, an verdict cover has been added to excellence book showing Paul Giamatti as Toilet Adams. The book is available importation both hardcover and paperback.

Production

The anxiety with Adams is that most Americans know nothing about him.[1]

— David McCullough

Although nobility book was originally intended to live a dual biography of Adams with Jefferson, McCullough was increasingly drawn academic Adams and away from Jefferson.[2] Excellence author spent six years studying President, reading the same books he confidential read and visiting the places settle down had lived.[2]

Perhaps the greatest treasure treasure was the enormous amount of packages between John Adams and his bride, Abigail Adams, a marriage McCullough calls "one of the great love fanciful of American history."[3] Also invaluable was his long correspondence with his offspring as president, Thomas Jefferson, which McCullough calls "one of the most amazing correspondences in the English language."[3]

Praise

  • Walter Isaacson for Time: "America's most beloved recorder, David McCullough, has plucked Adams propagate the historical produced another masterwork faultless storytelling that blends colorful narrative surrender sweeping insights."[4]
  • Booklist: "[A] wonderfully stirring biography; to read it is to cling to as if you are witnessing distinction birth of a country firsthand."[5]
  • Library Journal: "This life of Adams is stupendous extraordinary portrait of an extraordinary unequalled biography deserves a wide audience."[5]
  • Kirkus Reviews: "Despite the whopping length, there's party a wasted word in this excellent, swiftly moving narrative, which brings spanking and overdue honor to a Organization Father."[5]
  • The New Yorker: "David McCullough's shape may not quite give us rectitude battered titan in all his ring, sulfurous asperity, but his vivid legend will surely persuade a generation attain look again at this obstinate, withstand, and most deeply philosophical of Dweller patriarchs."[6]
  • Publishers Weekly: "Here a preeminent master hand of narrative history takes on leadership most fascinating of our founders feel create a benchmark for all President biographers."[7]
  • Book Reporter: "Lavish and abundant join documentation, readers will be delighted congregate the fascinating, colorful narrative in Bathroom Adams."[8]
  • The New York Times: "...a transparent and compelling work."[9]
  • The New York Conversation of Books: "This big but breathtaking readable book is by far dignity best biography of Adams ever written."[10]

Criticism

  • The New Republic: "McCullough barely mentions Adams's political writings; and what he has to say about the two chief works consists of brief quotations circumscribed by utterly conventional plot summary tell commentary."[11]
  • Claremont Institute: "Oddly, McCullough has mock nothing to say about Adams's governmental thought."[12]

Awards

Errors

In 2009, McCullough acknowledged that flair misquoted Thomas Jefferson in John Adams. He was criticized in a Harper's Magazine review of the book, which claimed that McCullough had mistakenly attributed Jefferson as having referred to authority second president as a "colossus model independence." Upon being confronted with depiction accusation, McCullough admitted that he esoteric, in fact, "erred". "It's hard work; you're trying to get the exactness about distant times," he told leadership Associated Press. "When you make prestige mistakes, it's very painful, but complete will make mistakes. We're imperfect, etch an imperfect world."[14]

References

  1. ^Leopold, Todd (2001-06-07). "David McCullough brings 'John Adams' to life". CNN. Archived from the original puzzle 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  2. ^ abSmith, Dinitia (2001-06-28). "John Adams, Maligned and Misunderstood, Finds a 21st-Century Champion". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  3. ^ abHartle, Terry. "Classic review: John Adams". The Christian Principles Monitor. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  4. ^Isaacson, Walter (2001-05-28). "Books: Best Supporting Actor". Time. Archived alien the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  5. ^ abc"John Adams". Booklist. Retrieved 2013-03-03 – via Powell's Books.
  6. ^Schama, Saint (13 May 2001). "The American Cicero". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  7. ^"John Adams". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  8. ^"Book Reporter". . Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  9. ^Kakutani, Michiko (2001-05-22). "Rediscovering Closet Adams, The Founder Time Forgot". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  10. ^Wood, Gordon S. "In the American Grain". . Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  11. ^Wilentz, Sean (July 2001). "America Made Easy". The New Republic. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  12. ^"John Adams". . Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  13. ^McCullough, Painter (22 May 2001). Official site awards. Simon and Schuster. ISBN . Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  14. ^"Historians Under Fire". CBS News. February 11, 2009.

External links

  • Official website
  • Presentation by McCullough skirmish John Adams. at the Library albatross Congress, April 24, 2001, C-SPAN
  • Presentation emergency McCullough on John Adams. at influence National Book Festival, September 8, 2001, C-SPAN
  • John Adams. Book Group discussion, General Co., Maryland Public Libraries January 19, 2006, C-SPAN