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A fresh look at this astute, likably quirky statesman, by the author of the Pulitzer Award-winning Founding Brothers and the National Book Award winning American Sphinx."The most lovable and most laughable, the warmest and possibly the wisest of the founding fathers, John Adams... Read Full Overview

John Adams was unique among the nation's founders in leaving a record of his most intimate thoughts and feelings. Instinctively candid and politically incisive, Adams offers the clearest view of the ambitions and principles that drove the revolutionary generation. Passionate... Read Full Overview

A fresh look at this astute, likably quirky statesman, by the author of the Pulitzer Award-winning Founding Brothers and the National Book Award winning American Sphinx.

The most lovable and most laughable, the warmest and possibly the wisest of the founding fathers,... Read Full Overview

A fresh look at this astute, likably quirky statesman, by the author of the Pulitzer Award-winning Founding Brothers and the National Book Award winning American Sphinx. The most lovable and most laughable, the warmest and possibly the wisest of the founding fathers, John Adams... Read Full Overview

"Passionate Sage is [Ellis's] best book."-Judith Shulevitz, The New York Times Book Review