I’ll have to be honest on this one.  I’m totally biased in regards to John Adams, as he is my great great great great great great grandfathers cousin.  The image above is from the Adams (my Gran’s maiden name) family tree, so I have proof!

Regarding the book, it did win a Pulitzer, so I guess that speaks for itself as far as the quality of the book goes, but this book ended up being a lot more than just a great book for me.  The story of John Adams, through the revolutionary war, the presidency and beyond provides some incredible insight and perspective into multitudes of areas from education, politics of course, faith, and principled character, of which Adams had an incredible amount.