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    John Adams (book) - Wikipedia

    John Adams is a 2001 biography of the Founding Father and second U.S. President John Adams, written by the popular American historian David McCullough, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. It was adapted into the 2008 television miniseries of the same name … See more

    Although the book was originally intended to be a dual biography of Adams and Jefferson, McCullough was increasingly drawn to Adams and away from Jefferson. The author spent six years studying Adams, reading the … See more

    Ambassador Book Award/English-Speaking Union of the US (2002)
    American Academy of Diplomacy Award (2001)
    • American Revolution Round Table Book Award (2001) See more

    Walter Isaacson for Time: "America's most beloved biographer, David McCullough, has plucked Adams from the historical haze...and … See more

    The New Republic "McCullough barely mentions Adams's political writings; and what he has to say about the two major works consists of … See more

    In 2009, McCullough acknowledged that he misquoted Thomas Jefferson in John Adams. He was criticized in a Harper's Magazine review … See more

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