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Détails
| Genre/forme: | Biography Biographies |
|---|---|
| Personne nommée: | John Adams; John Adams |
| Type d’ouvrage: | Biographie |
| Type de document: | Livre |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs: | David G McCullough |
| ISBN: | 0743223136 9780743223133 |
| Numéro OCLC: | 50607870 |
| Notes: | "A Touchstone book." |
| Récompenses: | Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 2002. |
| Description: | 751 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contenu: | In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history. This is history on a grand scale -- a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived. |
| Responsabilité: | David McCullough. |
Résumé:
A biography of the extraordinary man who became the second president of the United States, this book traces John Adams' adventurous life and spirited rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and encompasses
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