The Revolutionary John Adams
Cheryl Harness. National Geographic Society, $17.95 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-7922-6970-0
Cheryl Harness zeroes in on America's second president in The Revolutionary John Adams. The lengthy text, with a generous sprinkling of quotes and paintings that evoke the period, puts special emphasis on Adams's role in the Continental Congress and the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. A timeline places his presidency (1797-1801) in the context of world events.
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Reviewed on: 01/01/2003
Genre: Children's
Paperback - 48 pages - 978-0-7922-5491-1