John Adams Movie Tie-In (CD-Audio)

from tuckerresearch

Before I read this book, I thought of Adams as a lesser Patriot stuck in the shadow of Jefferson, Washington, Madison, and even Hamilton, but after reading McCullough's wonderful narrative history, I have renewed and new respect for a man who is just as integral to our Republic's founding as the ...

from rmolter

I got the audiobook and it is great. Well read. After listening to this I do wish I could have known the man in person. Abigail Adams who is highly regarded in American history is given her due in this account. Her words via her letters point to her ideological brilliance. As much as I learned to...

from Smiley

Wonderful, long overdue and compulsively readable. Reads like good fiction. Appropriate use of primary source material placed throughout. Made me want to read the letters of Abigail and John Adams. Maybe McCullough overstates the case for Adams a bit, but it is also hard for this aged reader to l...

from PlankGeek

Although this subject manner could have been very dry, McCullough has written it in a manner which keeps it interesting, particularly the relationship between Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Edward Hermann is an excellent narrator and his voice is well-suited to the task. Strongly recommended for tho...

from AngieN

I finished this book during the beginning of labor with Max--it was that good. Such a quirky man, and what a great love story with Abigail (a fantastic woman). I read that Obama's reading it on his summer vacation at Martha's Vineyard--I give it 5 stars, Mr. President!