John Adams Again

Last night I finished reading John Adams by David McCullough--finally!

At excellent book about an amazing man who saw the vision of a nation independent of Great Britain, and acted on it. Together with Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, these three men were divinely brought together in time to formulate and execute the birth of a nation!

Adams was a God-fearing gentleman who never hesitated to give the Supreme Being His due.
He firmly believed that no man should own slaves, and even as his peer Jefferson heartily agreed with abolishing slavery, Jefferson, unlike Adams, owned slaves until his death.

A quote from Adams:
"The doctrine of human equality is founded entirely in the Christian doctrine that we are all children of the same Father, all accountable to Him for our conduct to one another, all equally bound to respect each other's self love."

Ironically, John Adams & Thomas Jefferson died the same day, July 4th, 1826, on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

I recommend this book to all lovers of history and to lovers of the well written word.
Now, to see the mini series based upon it:)


(I read McCullough's Truman a few years ago and thought McCullough told his story equally well:))