John Adams

David McCullough

ISBN 10: 0140017895 / ISBN 13: 9780140017892

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2001

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Second Copy (Granny, Hardcover, 30th printing): New York: Simon & Schuster, May 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Near F ine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and b right. Slight wear to bottom edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. N ot clipped. 751 pages. ---------- 2020-Apr-26 First Sale (FoAL, Trade Paperback, sold): New York: Simon & Schuster, September 2002. Trade Paperback. First Touchsto ne Edition / full numberline. September 3, 2002. Near Fine. Interior is pri stine. Spine is straight, tight, and uncreased. Cover is clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. 751 pages. ========== David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history. This is history on a grand scale-a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000000456

Bibliographic Details

Title: John Adams

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis:

With a new introduction by James Wood

Scobie, a police officer serving in a wartime west-African state, is distrusted — being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in so doing, he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.

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Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so is forced to betray everything he believes in, with tragic consequences.