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Ferling, John E.;Ferling, John John Adams: A Life
New York, New York, U.S.A. Henry Holt & Company 1996 0805045767 / 9780805045765 Trade Paperback Near-Fine
Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean and bright, showlight wear (NO tears). Tight spine, clean pages. 536 pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. From Publishers Weekly Historian Ferling presents the highly eventful life and times of the second president. Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal John Adams will always fascinate historians, if only because he left so many introspective ruminations. Ferling, the biographer of George Washington ( The First of Men , LJ 8/88) masterfully reinterprets these and other writings. Ferling relies heavily on outstanding recent investigations of Adams's family, especially his wife Abigail. His solid, comprehensive, moving biography sees Adams as a "one-dimensional man" who sacrificed his family to a relentless pursuit of recognition and fame. "America's first great nationalist," the self-styled "John Yankee" could be petty, vain, self-centered, acerbic, and his social skills were extremely limited. He was not a military leader. But he drove himself with intellect and ambition to the front of the Revolution. Ferling emphasizes Adams's compuslive need for personal sacrifice as a substitute for military service. This is an outstanding biography; Adams will not have to be redone for this generation. - Harry W. Fritz, Univ. of Montana, Missoula
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