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The enthralling, often surprising story of john adams, one of the most important and fascinating americans who ever lived. John adams audiobook by david mccullough 9780743550864. John adams, to gauge by the letters and diaries from which mccullough liberally quotes, did not exactly go out of his way to assume a leadership role in the tumultuous years of the american revolution, though he was. It is both a riveting portrait of an abundantly human man and a vivid evocation of his time, much of it drawn from an outstanding collection of adams family letters and diaries. Billington engages noted author and historian david mcullough in a discussion on john adams.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. David mccullough audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. To celebrate the 20042005 lecture season, the john adams institute paid tribute to the american patriot, john adams, who provided both the original inspiration and namesake to the institute. Sep 21, 2004 to celebrate the 20042005 lecture season, the john adams institute paid tribute to the american patriot, john adams, who provided both the original inspiration and namesake to the institute. David mccullough is undoubtedly one of the most popular modern historians living today. A great, troubled, and, it seems, overlooked president receives his due from the pulitzerwinning historianbiographer mccullough truman, 1992, etc. Publication date 2001 topics adams, john, 17351826, presidents publisher new york.
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