McCullough, David: John Adams (Taschenbuch)

Left to his own devices, John Adams might have lived out his days as a Massachusetts country lawyer, devoted to his family and friends. As it was, events swiftly overtook him, and Adams--who, David McCullough writes, was "not a man of the world" and not fond of politics--came to greatness as the second president of the United States, and one of the most distinguished of a generation of revolutionary leaders. He found reason to dislike sectarian wrangling even more in the aftermath of war,...

Erscheinungsdatum: 06/2004, Medium: Taschenbuch, Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Titel: John Adams, Auflage: Trade Paperback, Autor: McCullough, David, Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc., Sprache: Englisch, Schlagworte: Englische Bücher // Geschichte // Kulturgeschichte // Zeitgeschichte // USA // bis 1945 // Biography & Autobiography // Presidents & Heads of State // History // United States // Revolutionary Period // 1775-1800, Rubrik: Geschichte // Neuzeit, Seiten: 751, Gewicht: 1002gr,...