John adams a life john ferling book

Awards, lifetime achievement award fraunces tavern book award. Page smiths was the first and david mcculloughs is the most famous, but john ferlings biography of john adams, a life, may be the best. A life is the most comprehensive singlevolume biography of the man who succeeded george washington in the. A life, ferling offers a compelling portrait of one of the giants of the revolutionary era. A life is the most comprehensive singlevolume biography of the man who succeeded george. I was not disappointed with his take on john adams. This biography was first published in 1992 and has received consistently high marks since, although its popularity has faded somewhat in recent years as several. The author of acclaimed histories such as a leap into the dark and almost a miracle, he has appeared on many tv and film documentaries on this pivotal period of our history. The author of acclaimed histories such as a leap into the dark and almost a. A life is the fifth of nearly a dozen books authored by john ferling, who has written extensively on the revolutionary era and several of its most important figures.

Drawing on extensive research, ferling depicts a reluctant revolutionary, a leader who was deeply troubled by the warfare that he helped to make. At your local bookstore, but you can also purchase it and many of the books shown above by using any of these links. The author of acclaimed histories such as a leap into the. A compelling biography of john adams, the man who succeeded george washington in the presidency and shepherded the. Prior to reading this book adams was one of my favorite presidents mainly due to his portrayal by william. Adams, known at the atlas of independence, is less well known than washington, jefferson and franklin, his revolutionary contemporaries. Drawing on extensive research, ferling depicts a reluctant revolutionary, a leader who was deeply troubled. Drawing on extensive research, ferling depicts a reluctant revolutionary, a leader who was deeply troubled by the warfare that he helped to make, and a fiercely. This biography was first published in 1992 and has received consistently high marks since, although its popularity has faded somewhat in recent years as. The best books on john adams the passion of christopher. A life is the most comprehensive singlevolume biography of the man who succeeded george washington in the presidency and shepherded the fragile new nation through the most dangerous of times. John ferling has nearly forty years of experience as a historian of early america.