Excellent review of the books on John Adams. Thank you for ding this. The only thing I would add is that David McCullough’s book, although my favorite and a superb read, should not be recommended for those who are not familiar with American history, particularly the founding period. The reason is that while Mr. McCullough correctly focus is on his subject, he flashes by events in our history the import of which will be lost to many. So recommend that readers gain some familiarity with early American history before reading Mr. McCullough’s masterpiece biography of John Adams.