McCullough was able to give a detailed look into the life of the second president of the United States. Through diary entries and letters written to his wife Abigail, Mr. McCullough described John Adams as one of the most influential and most misunderstood Founding Fathers. McCulloughs John Adams is a first-rate narrative biography. It was John Adams who on April 24, 1800, signed into law an act moving the seat of government to Washington, D.C. No doubt youve come across McCullough’s masterful Pulitzer Prize-winning book on America’s second president on store shelves or in the homes of friends over the years and theres good reason for its popularity. McCullough, author of the book John Adams published by Simon and Schuster, delivered a speech entitled “The Enduring Examples of John and Abigail Adams” at the 201st anniversary of the Library of Congress.
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