John Adams and the American Revolution - Softcover

Catherine Drinker Bowen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0448000245 ISBN 13: 9780448000244

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (Paper), 1970

Synopsis

In this highly praised biography of the formative years of the America's second president, Mrs. Bowen portrays John Adams within the context of colonial America and examines the momentous events that forged a new nation and the character of our second president. This is an old-fashioned biography, beautifully written, passionately interested in its subject. Mrs. Bowen's primary aim is to convey the temper of mind and intellectual curiosity of a man who many consider the most brilliant individual to have ever held the high office of the presidency.

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About the Author:

Catherine Drinker Bowen was one of the most prominent practitioners in the field of literary biography. Her two best-known works, JOHN ADAMS AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION and YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS, have been praised as faithful and sympathetic portraits of distinguished Americans.

Review:

In these loving pages Adams comes to life once again...It is a great achievement. -- Henry Steele Commager, New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (Paper)
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0448000245
• ISBN 13: 9780448000244
• Binding: Paperback